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Palais de la Découverte


FRANCE , ILE-DE-FRANCE , PARIS
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Type: Science Center
Opened in 2026

Address: Avenue Franklin Roosevelt - 75008 Paris
Country: FRANCE
Email: planetarium@palais-decouverte.fr
Phone: +33 (0)1 40-74-80-86

Website: https://www.palais-decouverte.fr/fr/nouveau-palais-de-la-decouverte
     







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Dome of  15.0m




Technical
Optical system Konica-Minolta : COSMOLEAP-SIGMA
Digital system RSA-Cosmos :
Software: SkyExplorer
Meridian resolution 8.0 K
Dome: Astro-Tec

Facilities
Exhibit area: 7500m²

Operation

History
- 1952: 23m/370s/Zeiss Model II
- October 26, 1979: 15m/201s/Zeiss RFP DP
- December 11, 1997: Starmaster ZMP
- July 2019: Zeiss ZMP (Out of order)
- October 2019: Fisheye Zeiss (Barco F90)
- August 2020: closed for renovation
- end 2021: 8m dome (other location)
- Summer 2026: reopening New Palais de la Decouverte (44 millions euros), hybrid 8K system,

Last major evolution: 2026: new dome and system

Comments
This planetarium, will benefit from a new hybrid projection technology, with exceptional sponsorship from Konica Minolta France


Latitude: 48°52'00" N  -  Longitude: 2°18'39" E  -  Altitude: 33m

Previous installation

last update: 02/28/2024

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