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Planetarium Sheet Carnegie Science Center
Henry Buhl jr. Planetarium and Observatory

USA , PENNSYLVANIA , PITTSBURGH

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1991

Address: One Allegheny Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5850
Country: USA
Email: SedorC@CarnegieScienceCenter.Org
Phone: +1 412-237 3400

Website: https://carnegiesciencecenter.org/planetarium/

Team
Michael Hennessy, Charissa Sedor

146 seats

Dome of 15.2m

Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7 True8K
Software: Digistar 7
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Dome: Spitz NanoSeam (2020)

Facilities
Other: ImaxDome 30 deg. (other room)
Observatory Yes

Operation

History
- October 1939: 19.8m/492s/Zeiss Model II until 1991
- 1991: new building: 15.24m/156s/Digistar
- 1995: Digistar II
- 2006: DigitalSky ($1 million)
- 2020: dome + projectors

Last major evolution: 2021: Upgraded

Comments

Latitude: 40°26'44" N - Longitude: 80°01'06" W - Altitude: 223m
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