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Planetarium Sheet Young Harris College
Maxwell Center
O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium

USA , GEORGIA , YOUNG HARRIS

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Type: School
Opened in 1979

Address: 1 College Street - (P.O. Box 68) - Young Harris, GA 30582
Country: USA
Email: smorgan@yhc.edu
Phone: +1 706-379 5130

Website: https://www.yhc.edu/planetarium
Website 2: https://www.yhc.edu/about/facilities#planetarium

Team

James R. Westlake (1979~1991)
John W. Burgess (1992~1999)
Kent Montgomery (2000~2004)
Steve Morgan (2005-2022)

104 seats

Tilt 8°

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Optical system GOTO : GSS-Chronos
Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti
Software: DigitalSky 2
Video system DLP : 5+1

Facilities
Observatory at 2.6km N: 4.6m dome: SC

Operation

History

- 1979: 12.2m/111s/Spitz 512
- 2002: Goto Chronos
- 2008: Fulldome
- SEPA 2011
- 2011: renovated: seats, carpet
- 2022: Steve Morgan retired

Last major evolution: 2008: Hybrid system

Comments

Latitude: 34°56'02" N - Longitude: 83°50'48" W - Altitude: 582m

last update: 07/24/2022
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