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Planetarium Sheet Audubon Louisiana Nature Center (NOLA)
Planetarium & Nature Dome Theater

USA , LOUISIANA , NEW ORLEANS

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Type: Nature Center
Opened in 2017

Address: 11000 Lake Forrest Blvd. - New Orleans, LA 70127
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@auduboninstitute.org
Phone: +1 504 587-2106

Website: https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/planetarium
Website 2: https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/nature-center

Team
Steve Stevens

60 seats

Dome of 9.7m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system Barco : F35
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Sound Bowen Technovation 5.1
Cove light: Bowen Technovation LED

Facilities
Other: Bowen Technovation Commander control system

Operation

History
- 1987: First planetarium: 9.1m/66s/Spitz A4
- August 2005: Hurricane Katrina (closed)
- 2013: building destroyed
- October 6, 2017: new planetarium (almost same place) $10 million
- March 2020: closed (Covid)
- September 2023: reopened

Comments

Latitude: 30°01'55" N - Longitude: 89°57'48" W - Altitude: 1m
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