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Planetarium Sheet Montgomery College, Silver Spring Campus
Catherine and Isiah Leggett Math and Science Building
Planetarium

USA , MARYLAND , TAKOMA PARK

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Type: School
Opened in 2024

Address: 7611 Fenton Street - Takoma Park, MD
Country: USA
Email: carrie.fitzgerald@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: +1 240-567-1463

Website: https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/stem-and-health-sciences/science-eng

Team
Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald (2024-)

50 seats

Dome of 9.1m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 7

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1961: 7.3m/42s/Spitz A2
- Spitz 512
- April 2016: Fulldome (SciDome XD)
- June 2019: closed
- 2021: destroyed
- September 28, 2024: new Science Center at Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus

Last major evolution: 2024: new building

Comments

Latitude: 38°59'00" N - Longitude: 77°01'17" W - Altitude: 98m
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