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Planetarium Sheet Radford University
Planetarium

USA , VIRGINIA , RADFORD

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Type: School
Opened in 2016

Address: 801 East Main Street - Radford, VA 24142
Country: USA
Email: rherman@radford.edu
Phone: +1 540-831 5441

Website: https://www.radford.edu/content/csat/home/ru-planetarium.html

Team
Rhett Herman (director)

55 seats

Tilt 10°

Dome of 10.1m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 5
Software: Digistar 5
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 center
Meridian resolution 2.5 K

Facilities
Other: AstroFXCommander

Operation

History
- 1971: 7.3m/32s/Goto GS-8
- 1999: public shows
- 2011: fulldome prototype
- April 29, 2016: New building ($49 million) planetarium ($500,000)

Last major evolution: 2016: New building, Digistar 5

Comments

Latitude: 37°08'24" N - Longitude: 80°33'00" W - Altitude: 554m
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