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Sendai Astronomical Observatory
仙台市天文台


JAPAN , MIYAGI , SHIMO-AYASHI
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Sendai Astronomical Observatory
Sendai Astronomical Observatory
Sendai Astronomical Observatory
Sendai Astronomical Observatory
Sendai Astronomical Observatory
Sendai Astronomical Observatory
Sendai Astronomical Observatory


Type: Observatory
Opened in 2008

Address: 9-29-32 Nishikigaoka - Shimo-Ayashi, 989-3123, Miagi
Country: JAPAN
Email: info@sendai-astro.jp
Phone: +81 223-91-1300

Website: http://www.sendai-astro.jp/
Website 2: https://mag.ssbj.jp/col/12564/








270 seats









Tilt

Dome of  25.0m




Technical
Optical system GOTO : Chiron
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Goto Virtuarium 2
Software: Digistar 4
Video system Sony : SXRD
Video Lens: 1+1
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Observatory dome at the tower's top: Hitomi telescope: 1.3m
Gift Shop Museum shop

Operation
Frequenting: 500000 people per year

History
- 1955: observatory
- 1968: first planetarium (Nishi Park)
- 1974: Goto refurbished
- 1986: new Goto
- 2008: new location
- 11 March 2011: Tsunami: planetarium survived with only a few projectors bumped out of alignment, but the 1.3 meter telescope suffered damage to its
- April 28, 2023: close for renovation and upgrade


Comments
Tsunami 11 March 2011


Latitude: 38°15'24" N  -  Longitude: 140°45'20" E  -  Altitude: 166m

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