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Arizona Science Center
Dorrance Dome


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Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Science Center


Type: Science Center
Opened in 1997

Address: 600 E. Washington Street - Phoenix, AZ 85004
Country: USA
Email: info@azscience.org
Phone: +1 602-716 2000

Website: https://www.azscience.org/experience/dorrance-dome/
Website 2: https://www.azscience.org/experience/all-exhibitions/
     
                 

Team
Guy Labine (CEO), Sari Custer







112 seats









Tilt 12°

Dome of  18.0m




Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system no projectors : (Dome Led)
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Dome: LED CX System 8K (9,000 panels)
Seat: 112 premium fixed seats + 88 movable chairs (for groups)

Facilities
Other: Imax flat screen (other theater with 285 seats: Irene P. Flinn Theater)

Operation

History
- February 1, 1984: opening Arizona Museum of Science and Technology (2nd street)
- 1997: Digistar II
- 2008: Digistar 3
- October 2012: Digistar 5
- DUG 2016
- January 2024: closed (planetarium) for renovation
- October 18, 2025: Great reopening, 18m Dome-Led, 8K ($14 million)

Last major evolution: 2025: Led dome

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Latitude: 33°26'55" N  -  Longitude: 112°03'59" W  -  Altitude: 331m
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