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University of the Witwatersrand
WITS planetarium


SOUTH AFRICA , , JOHANNESBURG
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University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand


Type: School
Opened in 1960

Address: Yale road Entrance 10, Milner Park - Braamfontein 2017
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Email: 


Website: https://www.planetarium.co.za/
Website 2: https://www.wits.ac.za/campus-life/arts-and-culture/planetarium/
           

Team
Pr. Arthur Bleksley (1960-1968)



450 seats











Dome of  20.0m


Technical
 Optical system ZEISS : Model-III

Facilities
Operation
History
 - 1956: bought at Hamburg (Model II upgraded to model III at Zeiss factory Oberkochen)
- Drawn in 1958, built in 1959 (Kate Otten Architects)
- October 12, 1960: opening. 420s
- July 2016: cleaning the dome
- 2021: project to digital
- January 2023: closed: renovation: digital system, Zeiss III dismantled, oriented, 270 seats,
- January 2024: great reopening


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Latitude: 26°11'18" S  -  Longitude: 28°01'42" E  -  Altitude: 1727m
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