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Planetarium Sheet Houston Museum of Natural Science
Burke Baker Planetarium

USA , TEXAS , HOUSTON

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Type: Museum
Opened in 1964

Address: One Hermann Circle Drive - Houston, TX 77030
Country: USA
Email:
Phone: +1 713-639 4629

Website: https://blog.hmns.org/2016/02/making-the-stars-a-brief-history-of-the-burke-baker-planetarium/
Website 2: https://www.hmns.org/planetarium/

Team
Rob Middleton (1971~1976)
Carolyn Sumners (1977~2022)

232 seats

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Optical system SPITZ : STP

Facilities

Operation

History
- July 1964: 15.2/232s/Spitz STP
- 1990: Digitar
- 1998: 208s/Sky-Skan 6 Christie Matrix 3000

Comments

Latitude: 29°43'17" N - Longitude: 95°23'23" W - Altitude: 15m
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