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Planetarium Sheet University of Colorado
Fiske Planetarium

USA , COLORADO , BOULDER

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Type: School
Opened in 1975

Address: 2414 Regent Dr (Campus Box 408) - Boulder, CO 80309
Country: USA
Email: fiske@colorado.edu
Phone: +1 303-492 5002

Website: https://www.colorado.edu/fiske/

Team
John Keller (director), Thor Metzinger,

206 seats

Dome of 19.8m

Technical
Optical system OHIRA_Tech : MEGASTAR-IIA-Kaisei
Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti 8K
Software: DigitalSky 2, OpenSpace
Video system JVC : DLA-SH7
Video Lens: 4+2
Meridian resolution 6.0 K
Sound 7.1
Dome: Astro-Tec

Facilities
Other: Science on the Sphere, dome prod,
Observatory Sommers-Bausch Observatory: 24-inch Cassegrain, 18-inch Cassegrain, 16-inch Cassegrain
Lasershow Yes
Other planetarium: Two portable domes, 5 meter and 6 meter domes. Fisheye projector and Spherical Mirror projector

Operation
Frequenting: 75000 people per year
Staff: 10 people

History
- September 1975: Zeiss Mark VI (Fritz)
- December 2012: closed
- October 2013: new system, Hybrid ($2.6 million)
- January 2018: new seats and carpet
- August 2022: LIPS

Last major evolution: 2013: Hybrid 6K

Comments

Latitude: 40°00'12" N - Longitude: 105°15'48" W - Altitude: 1641m
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