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Planetarium & STEM Center
U.S. Air Force Academy


USA , COLORADO , USAFA
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Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center
Planetarium & STEM Center


Type: School
Opened in 1959

Address: 2120 Cadet Drive - Air Force Academy, CO 80840.
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@afacademy.af.edu
Phone: +1 719.333.2355

Website: https://www.usafa.edu/facilities/planetarium/
Website 2: https://303magazine.com/2019/07/air-force-academy-planetarium-reopens/
     
                 

Team
Remy Morgan







110 seats











Dome of  15.2m




Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system vp : 9 ch.
Sound 5.1
Dome: Spitz Nanoseam

Facilities
Observatory at 1.1km SSE: 1.2m (39-inch)

Operation

History
- 1959: 15.2m/124/Spitz B
- 1977: Viewlex S IV (Minolta)
- 1985: renovation
- 1990: renovation
- 2000: renov: Digistar II
- June 2003: closed
- Jan. 20, 2019: rebuilt inside and upgraded: Digistar 6, seats, dome ($5 million)
- 4 March 2019: public


Comments


Latitude: 39°00'39" N  -  Longitude: 104°53'34" W  -  Altitude: 2190m

Previous installation

last update: 05/21/2023

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