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Space Place
Carter Observatory


NEW ZEALAND , , WELLINGTON
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Space Place
Space Place
Space Place
Space Place
Space Place
Space Place
Space Place
Space Place
Space Place
Space Place


Type: Observatory
Opened in 1992

Address: 40 Salamanca Road, Kelburn - 6012 Wellington
Country: NEW ZEALAND
Email: spaceplace@experiencewellington.org.nz
Phone: +64 4910-3140

Website: https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/space-place/
     
     

Team
Claire Bretherton







60 seats











Dome of  9.0m




Technical
Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti
Software: DigitalSky 2
Video system DLA : 5+1
Meridian resolution 5.0 K
Seat: removable seats

Facilities
Observatory Thomas Cooke telescope
Gift Shop website

Operation

History

- 1961: Zeiss ZKP1?
- 1978: Golden Bay Planetarium (39 Anne Street) 6m/ZKP1
- 1992: ZKP1 given to Carter Obs., giftshop
- 1996: renovation: 9m/unidirectional 40 seats, painted dome
- 2010: 9m/66s/Digital
- 2016 APS meeting

Last major evolution: 2010: Fulldome

Comments


Latitude: 41°17'03" S  -  Longitude: 174°46'01" E  -  Altitude: 121m
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