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Weis Earth Science Museum
Barlow Planetarium

USA , WISCONSIN , MENASHA

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Type: School
Opened in 1998

Address: 1478 Midway Road - Menasha, WI 54952
Country: USA
Email: ty.westbrook@uwc.edu
Phone: +1 920-832-2848

Website: https://uwosh.edu/barlow/
Website 2: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AS2J3O5YICU5AU9D#BIB0

Team
Teri Gee (director), Ty Westbrook

98 seats

Tilt 12°

Dome of 14.6m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar-II
Software: Digistar
Sound THX 10 000w
Dome: Astro-Tec, 53%

Facilities
Lasershow AVI Skylase
Other planetarium: Portable

Operation
Frequenting: 40000 people per year

History
- March 20, 1998: new building, 14.6m/98s/Digistar II
- November 2020: new laser projector
- end May 2025: closed UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus (and planetarium)
- Summer 2025: project to upgrade Barlow Planetarium and Weiss Earth Science Museum ($2.1 million required)
- September 24, 2025: reopening planetarium

Comments
Warning: don't confuse with Buckstaff Planetarium (488) closed since 2015, on the campus of Oshkosh (UWO) at Oshkosh (not Menasha like this one...)

Latitude: 44°13'49" N - Longitude: 88°24'55" W - Altitude: 243m
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