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Saunders Planetarium and Digital Dome Theatre

USA , FLORIDA , TAMPA

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1992

Address: 4801 E. Fowler Avenue - Tampa, FL 33617
Country: USA
Email: reservations@mosi.org
Phone: +1 813-987 6000

Website: https://mosi.org/
Website 2: https://www.cltampa.com/arts/mosi-expansion-will-bring-the-second-largest-planet

Team
John Graydon Smith (CEO), Janet White

300 seats

Tilt 30°

Dome of 25.0m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 7
Video system Christie : Griffyn 4K35-RGB
Video Lens: 10 channels
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Sound Bowen Technovation: AstroFXAudio system
Cove light: Bowen Technovation: AstroFXAurora RGBW LED
Dome: Spitz NanoSeam (2023)

Facilities
Other planetarium: Old Saunders Planetarium

Operation

History
- October 3, 1992: new building nearby
- 1995: opening?
- 2017: 25m/82-ft Imaxdome closed
- November 2023: repaneling Imax dome with NanoSeam panels
- December 2024: project to replace 9m/46s Saunders planetarium by refurbished 25m/300s Imaxdome
- April 1, 2025: great reopening with Christie Laser projectors and E&S Digistar 7
- January 28, 2026: new name: MOSI: Museum of Science & Innovation

Last major evolution: 2025: projectors and software

Comments

Latitude: 28°03'13" N - Longitude: 82°24'18" W - Altitude: 22m
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