Planetarium Sheet
University of the Witwatersrand
The WITS Anglo American Digital Dome (WAADD)
SOUTH AFRICA , , JOHANNESBURG
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Type: School
Opened in 1960
Address: Yale road Entrance 10, Milner Park - Braamfontein 2017
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Email: planet@planetarium.co.za
Phone: +27 11 717 1390
Website: https://www.planetarium.co.za/
Website 2: https://www.wits-astro.org/digital-dome
 
Team
Moumita Aich (director), Constant Volschenk, Nomsa Mkhwanazi
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228 seats
Tilt 5°
Dome of 20.0m
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Technical
Digital system RSA-Cosmos : 8K
Software: SkyExplorer
Video system Sony : VPL-GTZ380
Video Lens: 10 ch.
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Sound 8.2
Facilities
Operation
Frequenting: 77000 people per year
History
- 1956: bought at Hamburg (Model II upgraded to model III at Zeiss factory Oberkochen)
- Drawn in 1958, built in 1959
- October 12, 1960: opening. 420s
- July 2016: cleaning the dome
- 2021: project to digital
- January 2023: closed for great renovation: digital system, Zeiss III dismantled, oriented, 270 seats, new dome etc. (R90 million =$5million)
- February 1st, 2025: great reopening to the public (RSA-Cosmos 8K)
Last major evolution: 2025: Digital
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Latitude: 26°11'18" S -
Longitude: 28°01'42" E -
Altitude: 1727m
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