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Science Museum of Western Virginia
Hopkins Planetarium


USA , VIRGINIA , ROANOKE
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Science Museum of Western Virginia
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Science Museum of Western Virginia
Science Museum of Western Virginia


Type: Science Center
Opened in 1983

Address: One Market Square - Roanoke, VA 24011
Country: USA
Email: frontdesk@smwv.org
Phone: +1 540-342 5710

Website: https://smwv.org/visit/hours/
Website 2: https://smwv.org/invest-in-the-future-the-eye/
     

Team
Mary Roberts-Baako



125 seats









Tilt 10°

Dome of  12.2m


Technical
 Optical system SPITZ : 512

Facilities
 Other: 70mm/8 perf. (in the same theater ?)

Operation
History
- 1983: Spitz 512
- 2013: project for Spitz SciDome XD ($265000)
- 2022: closed?? project to transform the dome in the Eye


Comments

Latitude: 37°16'17" N  -  Longitude: 79°56'21" W  -  Altitude: 282m
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