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Ball State University
Charles W. Brown Planetarium


USA , INDIANA , MUNCIE
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Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University


Type: School
Opened in 2014

Address: 2000 W. University Avenue - Muncie, IN 47306
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@bsu.edu
Phone: +1 765-285-8963

Website: https://www.bsu.edu/web/planetarium
     
           

Team
Dayna Thompson (Director)







152 seats











Dome of  16.0m




Technical
Optical system GOTO : Chronos-II Hybrid
Digital system RSA-Cosmos : InSpaceSystem
Software: SkyExplorer 4
Video system JVC : DLE-SH7NLG
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound 5.1
Cove light: Pleiades ECCS
Dome: Astro-Tec

Facilities
Other: Ash Enterprises installation, 9.1m/25s dome: Prod station
Observatory 20-in, 16-in, 14-in SC

Operation
Frequenting: 22400 people per year

History
- 1967: 9.1m/75s/Spitz A3P
- April, 2014: closed
- November 8, 2014: new building: 16m/148s/Goto Chronos II Hybrid and RSA Cosmos ($5.25 million)
- GPLA2014
- 2017: old 30-inch dome: production
- LIPS2017

Last major evolution: 2014: New building, Hybrid system

Comments


Latitude: 40°11'59" N  -  Longitude: 85°24'45" W  -  Altitude: 287m

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last update: 05/01/2023

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