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University of Louisville, Belknap campus
Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium


USA , KENTUCKY , LOUISVILLE
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University of Louisville, Belknap campus
University of Louisville, Belknap campus
University of Louisville, Belknap campus
University of Louisville, Belknap campus
University of Louisville, Belknap campus
University of Louisville, Belknap campus
University of Louisville, Belknap campus
University of Louisville, Belknap campus


Type: School
Opened in 1962

Address: W Cardinal Blvd - Louisville, KY 40292
Country: USA
Email: planet@louisville.edu
Phone: +1 502-852 6664

Website: https://louisville.edu/planetarium/
Website 2: https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-07-26/effort-to-reopen-u-of-ls-rauch-planetarium-shoots-for-the-stars
     

Team
Drew Foster, Tom Tretter







160 seats









Tilt 12°

Dome of  16.8m




Technical
Digital system SPITZ : SciDome
Software: Stary Night, The Layered Earth, SCISS Uniview
Video system 2 vp : HD (1+1 center)
Meridian resolution 1.9 K
Sound 15000w
Cove light: LED System (E&S, 2023)

Facilities
Gift Shop Yes
Lasershow AVI Skylase
Other planetarium: Owsley Brown II portable planetarium: Geodome (2012) + Uniview

Operation
Frequenting: 30000 people per year

History
- 1962: 9.1m/80s/Spitz A3P ($125,000)
- 1975: Spitz 512
- 1991: remodeled
- Feb. 6, 1998: closed
- March 28, 1998: old building razed
- April 2001: new building/Spitz 1024/ElectricSky I
- June 2013: SciDome ($284,700) + Laser projector
- March 12, 2020: closed (Covid)
- 2023: covelighting E&S ($93,000) but not yet reopened since Covid

Last major evolution: 2023: covelighting

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Latitude: 38°13'07" N  -  Longitude: 85°45'33" W  -  Altitude: 140m
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