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Planetarium Sheet Alexander F. Morrison Planetarium

USA , CALIFORNIA , SAN FRANCISCO

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1952
Closed in 2004
Address: Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, 94118
Country: USA
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Website: http://www.aanc-astronomy.org/articles/morrisonclosure.html

318 seats

Dome of 19.8m

Technical
Optical system Prototype : Morrison
Dome: perforated aluminium

Facilities

Operation

History
- Projector built by the California Academy of Sciences between 1948 an 1951
- Opening: Nov. 8, 1952
- 1974: Laserium
- 2004 to 2007: building destroyed
- 2008: new building

Comments

Latitude: 37°46'11" N - Longitude: 122°27'55" W -
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