Planetarium Sheet
Louisiana Art & science Center
USA , LOUISIANA , BATON ROUGE
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Type: Museum
Opened in 1967
Closed in 1985
Address: 502 North Boulevard - Baton Rouge 70802
Country: USA
Email:
Phone: +1 504 344 9465
Website: https://preserve-louisiana.org/mansion-history
Team
Julius D.W. Stall, Dennis Smopoulos, Sam S. Mims, Thomas W. Hocking
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248 seats
Dome of 18.3m
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Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IV
Facilities
Operation
History
- 1964: Zeiss III purchased (from Zeiss III Griffith)
- May 24, 1967: 18.3m/248s/Zeiss IV (transformed) dome in the garden of the old Governor's Mansion
- 1976: Museum moved (again) to the train station (but not yet the planetarium)
- 1985: new location (old railway station, current location)
- 1988: closed (because electrical problems)
- 1999: dome destroyed and replaced by a garden
- May 24, 2003: New building: (old Zeiss III/IV in exhibition) Konica-Minolta + Dome: 18.3m/70mm + dome: 4.6m with Konica-Minolta: MediaGlobe
Comments
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Latitude: 30°26'46" N -
Longitude: 91°11'06" W -
Altitude: 16m
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