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University of the Witwatersrand
WITS planetarium


SOUTH AFRICA , , JOHANNESBURG
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University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand


Type: School
Opened in 1960

Address: Yale road Entrance 10, Milner Park (PO Box 31149) - Braamfontein 2017
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Email: planet@planetarium.co.za
Phone: +27 11-717-1392

Website: https://www.planetarium.co.za/
Website 2: https://www.wits.ac.za/campus-life/arts-and-culture/planetarium/
     

Team
Jonathan Padavatan, Constant Volschenk



450 seats











Dome of  20.0m


Technical
 Optical system ZEISS : Model-III

Facilities
Operation
 Frequenting: 77000 people per year

History
 - 1956: bought at Hamburg (Model II upgraded to model III at Zeiss factory Oberkochen)
- Drawn in 1958, built in 1959
- October 12, 1960: opening. 420s
- July 2016: cleaning the dome
- 2021: project to digital
- January 2023: closed: renovation: digital system, Zeiss III dismantled, oriented, 270 seats,
- January 2024: great reopening


Comments

Latitude: 26°11'18" S  -  Longitude: 28°01'42" E  -  Altitude: 1727m
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