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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Albert Einstein Planetarium


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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum


Type: Aerospace Museum
Opened in 1976
Closed now
Address: 6th & Independence avenue - SW Washington, DC 20560
Country: USA
Email: info@si.edu
Phone: +1 202-633 2370

Website: https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217084
Website 2: https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/si-98-15680hjpg
     
                 

Team
Von Del Chamberlain (1974-1980)
Charles G. Barbely (1976-1978)
Richard D. Crawford (1981-1983)
Thomas H. Callen II (1981-1983)







233 seats











Dome of  21.3m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-VI-A
Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti multi channel
Software: DigitalSky 2
Meridian resolution 6.0 K
Dome: 23.5m ?
Seat: Irwin Seating Company: model No. 71.12.86.4 Signature

Facilities
Other: Imax flat (other theater) - Apollo 11
Observatory dome on the sidewalk:
Gift Shop Planetarium store

Operation

History
- July 4, 1976: 21.3m/254s/Zeiss model VI-A
- 2002: Fulldome
- August 2014: 6K
- 2019: closed until 2022 (building renovation) Zeiss VI on display at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly VA

Last major evolution: 2014: 6K

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Latitude: 38°53'17" N  -  Longitude: 77°01'12" W  -  Altitude: 5m

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