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Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Larry K. Forrest Memorial Planetarium


USA , TEXAS , AUSTIN
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Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology
Texas Museum of Science & Technology


Type: Museum
Opened in 2015
Closed now
Address: 1220 Toro Grande Drive - Austin, TX 78613
Country: USA
Email: info@txmost.org
Phone: +1-512-961-5333

Website: https://txmost.org/planetarium/
Website 2: https://www.facebook.com/TXMOST.ORG/


Team
Torvald Hessel, Lary Cotten,







80 seats











Dome of  10.0m




Technical
Digital system Fulldome.pro :
Software: Stellarium
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Dome: Geodesic

Facilities
Other: Amovable seats
Exhibit area: 2780m²
Portable: Discovery Dome (at Round Rock ISD) since Dec. 2003

Operation

History

- Project for a big planetarium (Austin Planetarium)
- March 20, 2015: Opening (without planetarium) at Cedar Park (interim facility)
- March 18, 2018: closed (not enough funding to offset monthly rent)


Comments


Latitude: 30°32'29" N  -  Longitude: 97°46'33" W  -  Altitude: 254m

last update: 05/22/2022

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