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Northrop Grumman Planetarium

USA , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , WASHINGTON

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Type: Aerospace Museum
Opened in 1976

Address: 6th & Independence avenue - SW Washington, DC 20560
Country: USA
Email: info@si.edu
Phone: +1 202-633 2370

Website: https://www.si.edu/theaters/planetarium

Team
Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars

233 seats

Dome of 21.3m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system Christie : CP4415-RGB
Video Lens: 4+2
Meridian resolution 6.0 K
Sound 5.1 Bowen Technovation
Cove light: Bowen Technovation
Dome: Astro-Tec Ulteria 70ft

Facilities
Other: Imax flat (other theater) - Apollo 11 capsule
Gift Shop Planetarium store

Operation

History
- July 4, 1976: 21.3m/254s/Zeiss model VI-A
- 2002: Fulldome
- August 2014: 6K
- 2019: closed for renovation ($900 million)
- October 2022: reopening (Zeiss VI-A dismantled and displayed in the lobby)
- June 25, 2025: renamed ($10 million from Northrop Grumman)

Comments

Latitude: 38°53'18" N - Longitude: 77°01'12" W - Altitude: 5m
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