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North Georgia College & State University
George E. Coleman, Sr. Planetarium


USA , GEORGIA , DAHLONEGA
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North Georgia College & State University
North Georgia College & State University
North Georgia College & State University
North Georgia College & State University
North Georgia College & State University
North Georgia College & State University
North Georgia College & State University
North Georgia College & State University


Type: School
Opened in 1958

Address: Room 234, 159 Sunset Drive - Dahlonega, GA 30533
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@ung.edu
Phone: +1 706-864 1471

Website: https://ung.edu/planetarium/index.php
Website 2: https://ung.edu/observatory/index.php
           

Team
Joe Jones, Lesley Simanton-Coogan (2016-),



46 seats











Dome of  9.1m


Technical
 Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
 Observatory
- UNG Observatory: on the campus, 16" Boller & Chiven
- 1999: new location: 6km at W
- 2020: new building: 24-inch

Operation
History
 - 1958: 4.6m/45s/Spitz A1
- 9.14m/46s/
- 1996: Spitz 512
- December 2014: Digistar 5
- 2020: Digistar 6

Last major evolution: 2020: Digistar 6

Comments

Latitude: 34°31'44" N  -  Longitude: 83°59'26" W  -  Altitude: 470m

last update: 05/20/2023

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