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West Valley College
Jean and E. Floyd Kvamme Planetarium


USA , CALIFORNIA , SARATOGA
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West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College
West Valley College


Type: School
Opened in 2018

Address: 14000 Fruitvale Avenue - Saratoga CA 95070
Country: USA
Email: benjamin.mendelsohn@westvalley.edu
Phone: +1 408-741 4018

Website: https://www.westvalley.edu/schools/science-math/planetarium/index.html
Website 2: http://instruct.westvalley.edu/benjamin-mendelsohn/
     
           

Team
Benjamin Mendelsohn (director), Douglas Epperson







84 seats











Dome of  12.5m




Technical
Optical system Konica-Minolta : COSMOLEAP-SIGMA
Digital system Konica-Minolta : MEDIAGLOBE-SIGMA SE
Software: SkyExplorer 4
Video system Sony : VPL GTZ270
Video Lens: 1+1 cove
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Other: Foucault pendulum
Observatory dome on the roof

Operation

History
- 1969: 10m/60s/Spitz A4 (1400)
- August 2018: new building: 12.2m/Hybrid system ($3.9 million donation + $1.5 million)
- December 18, 2018: groundbreacking ceremony
- May 10, 2022: ribbon cutting

Last major evolution: 2018: new building

Comments


Latitude: 37°15'48" N  -  Longitude: 122°00'23" W  -  Altitude: 113m
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