Planetarium Sheet
Fernbank Science Center
Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium
USA , GEORGIA , ATLANTA
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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1967
Address: 156 Heaton Park Drive N.E. - Atlanta, GA 30307
Country: USA
Email:
Phone: +1 678-874-7102
Website:
 
Team
J. Mark Lancaster, Robert Young
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500 seats
Dome of 21.3m
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Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 7
Video system Christie : Griffyn 43K5-RGB
Video Lens: 14 vp
Meridian resolution 10.0 K
Sound Behringer X32 sound board
Facilities
Other: Apollo 6 command module, SOS,
Observatory Ralph L. Buice, Jr Observatory: 10m. dome on the roof: 36" Cassegrain
Operation
History
- December 3, 1967: 21.34m/500s/Zeiss IV
- June 1968: Zeiss IV upgraded to V
- 2012: threats of closure
- 2016: Digital
- August 2024: closed for upgrade (software, projectors, computer, $2.1million)
- Fall 2024: reopening: digital 10K (Zeiss IV "Fred" dismantled, bronzed and displayed outside)
Last major evolution: 2024: Digital
Comments
don't confuse with "Fernbank Museum" 1km at WSW, with a giant screen (not a dome)
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Latitude: 33°46'42" N -
Longitude: 84°19'05" W -
Altitude: 319m
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