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University of Connecticut (UConn)
Cynthia Wyeth Peterson Memorial Planetarium


USA , CONNECTICUT , STORRS
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University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)
University of Connecticut (UConn)


Type: School
Opened in 1954

Address: 35 North Eagleville Road, - Storrs, CT 06269-3046
Country: USA
Email: guthrie@uconn.edu
Phone: +1 (860) 486-4915

Website: https://physics.uconn.edu/planetarium/
Website 2: https://physics.uconn.edu/2024/04/11/uconns-old-planetarium-gets-a-new-upgrade/
     

Team
Matt Guthrie



25 seats











Dome of  4.9m


Technical
 Digital system Digitalis_Education : Digitarium-Theta 2
Software: Nightshade
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye

Facilities
 Observatory dome on the roof (430m WSW) 1979

Operation
History
 - 1954: built by Provost Al Waugh
- March 2018: closed (project for digital system)
- 2022: start of renovation
- Summer 2024: reopening, digital

Last major evolution: 2024: digital

Comments

Latitude: 41°48'40" N  -  Longitude: 72°15'11" W  -  Altitude: 186m
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