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Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Noble Planetarium


USA , TEXAS , FORT WORTH
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Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History


Type: Museum
Opened in 1949

Address: 1600 Gendy Street - Fort Worth, TX 76107
Country: USA
Email: marketing@fwmsh.org
Phone: +1 817-255-9300

Website: https://www.fwmuseum.org/explore/noble-planetarium/
     
                 

Team
Sarah Twidal







80 seats











Dome of  12.2m




Technical
Digital system Prototype :
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 2.4 K
Sound Omni Sound system, 50 speakers, 24,000w, 8 ampl.
Dome: Astro-Tec, 44%

Facilities
Other:
- 1983: Omnimax: 24,4m/390s/70mm15p (other theater)
- 2021: V-Drome (other room)
Other planetarium: Omni Theater

Operation

History
- 1949: 9.1m/80s/Spitz A
- 1955: dedicated to Ms Charlie Mary Noble
- 1964: Spitz A3P
- April 17, 1983: Omnimax 24,4m/390s/70mm15p (other dome/theater)
- 2008: Noble Planetarium closed (and destroyed)

- November 20, 2009: New building with a new Noble Planetarium: Zeiss ZKP 4 (n°598) + Powerdome Spacegate Quinto
- September 2019?: sold their ZKP4 back to Seiler

Last major evolution: 2019: digital

Comments


Latitude: 32°44'36" N  -  Longitude: 97°22'08" W  -  Altitude: 185m
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