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Technical
Digital system ZEISS : VELVET DUO
Software: Uniview
Video system ZEISS : Velvet
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 2.4 K
Dome: Astro-Tec, 48%
Seat: Avarte-Funktuss 544XX
Facilities
Lasershow KVANT laser system
Operation
History
- Spring 1965: 9.1m/59s/Spitz A3P
- 1992: Minolta MS-8
- 2005: Mediaglobe-lite (along side the MS-8)
- December 2015: projector fulldome out of order (MS-8 ok)
- May 2017: closed for building extension work, a new entrance and a new digital projector
- 7 February 2018: reopening, Laser Fantasy, Mediaglobe dismantled
- March 2020: Closed Covid pandemic
- 2022: raise funds for new equipment
- July 2024: renovation: seats, lighting, flooring ($780,000 with future projectors)
- Early 2025: closed for renovation
- May 2025: Minolta MS8 dismantled and moved to Marquette Historical Society Museum
- June 2025: Zeiss Velvet duo
- August 2025: ChromaCove RGB2
- October 2025: 75 Avarte-Funktuss 544XX seats (retain very sophisticated laser and audio system)
Last major evolution: 2025: Digital
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Latitude: 46°33'18" N -
Longitude: 87°24'49" W -
Altitude: 222m
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