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Planetarium Sheet Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium

GERMANY , BAYERN , NURNBERG

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Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1961

Address: Am Plarrer 41 - 90429 Nurnberg (Nuremberg)
Country: GERMANY
Email:

Website: https://bildungscampus.nuernberg.de/blogbeitraege/60-jahre-nicolaus-copernicus-p
Website 2: https://bz.nuernberg.de/podcast/detail/60-jahre-nicolaus-copernicus-planetarium-

Team
Dr. Eckhard Pohl (1961-1992)
Heinz Hock (1992-1995)
Dr. Uwe Lemmer (1996-2007)
Dr. Klaus Herzig (2009-2024)

286 seats

Dome of 18.0m

Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-V

Facilities

Operation

History
- April 10, 1927: 23m/Zeiss 23/1
- December 11, 1961: 18m/Zeiss III (Zeiss II upgraded to model III in Oberkochen)
- 1973: named: Copernicus (500th anniversary)
- January 10, 1977: 286s/Zeiss V
- Summer 1991: closed for renovation
- April 1992: reopening: 65 slides + 2 video projection windows
- 2000: building renovated
- November 2019: Sony Laser 8K
- August 2025: cleaning and painting the dome

Comments

Latitude: 49°26'52" N - Longitude: 11°03'46" E - Altitude: 307m
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