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Public Schools of Robeson County
Robeson Planetarium and Science Center


USA , NORTH CAROLINA , LUMBERTON
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Public Schools of Robeson County
Public Schools of Robeson County
Public Schools of Robeson County


Type: School
Opened in 1969
Closed in 2016
Address: 420 Caton Road - Lumberton, NC 28359
Country: USA
Email: kenneth.brandt@robeson.k12.nc.us


Website: http://www.robeson.k12.nc.us/Page/538
Website 2: http://www.sepadomes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/SEPA-Winter-1995.pdf


Team
Ken Brandt (director), Joy Ivey, Robert Locklear



65 seats











Dome of  9.1m


Technical
 Optical system SPITZ : A3PR

Facilities
Operation
 Frequenting: 20000 people per year

History
 - January 1969: Opening 75s/Spitz A3PR
- (SEPA) 1970
- 1986: enlargement (Science center)
- ?: mirrordome
- Oct. 2016: closed (continue with portable) because Hurricane Matthew flood the building, Spitz dead
- 2018: continue with a portable
- 2018: flood again


Comments

Latitude: 34°37'41" N  -  Longitude: 79°03'33" W  -  Altitude: 39m

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