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University of California Berkeley
Lawrence Hall of Science
William Knox Holt Planetarium


USA , CALIFORNIA , BERKELEY
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University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley


Type: School
Opened in 1973

Address: 1 Centennial Drive - Berkeley, CA 94720-5200
Country: USA
Email: lhsweb@berkeley.edu
Phone: +1 510-642 5132

Website: https://lawrencehallofscience.org/exhibits/planetarium/
     
                 

Team
John Erickson (director)







45 seats











Dome of  9.1m




Technical
Digital system Digitalis_Education : Digitarium-Lambda
Software: Nightshade
Video system Barco : F90 4K13
Video Lens: Fisheye
Meridian resolution 1.2 K
Sound Pro Home systems, using Meyer Sound components
Dome: Geodesic Pacific Dome (negative pressure)
Seat: benches

Facilities
Other: Science on a Sphere
Gift Shop Yes + online

Operation
Frequenting: 120000 people per year

History

- 1973: 6.1m/27s/Goto Mercury
- 2006: Sky-Skan 2vp, same dome (Goto Mercury sold to Projector Museum, Big Bear)
- 2009: Digitarium Epsilon under 9.1m negative pressure (Pacific domes) 50s + sound insulating wall around the dome
- 2017: Digitarium Lambda
- 2022: closed: move to a new more central location...

Last major evolution: 2017: projector

Comments


Latitude: 37°52'43" N  -  Longitude: 122°14'47" W  -  Altitude: 340m

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last update: 07/10/2022

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