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Planetarium Sheet Sanford Museum & Planetarium

USA , IOWA , CHEROKEE

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1951

Address: 117 E. Willow Street - Cherokee, IA 51012
Country: USA
Email: sanfordmuseum@sanfordmuseum.org
Phone: +1 712-225-3922

Website: https://sanfordmuseum.org/planetarium

50 seats

Dome of 6.1m

Technical
Digital system SPITZ : SciDome IQ2400
Software: Starry Night
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Dome: dome

Facilities

Operation

History
- Summer 1951: Spitz A1 (the first in Iowa)
- Fall 2016: A2 untill 2016
- Fall 2017: Renovations + Fulldome ($250,000) (Spitz on display in the lobby)

Last major evolution: 2017: digital

Comments

Latitude: 42°45'01" N - Longitude: 95°33'01" W - Altitude: 365m
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