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Louis E. Dieruff High School
Learning Dome


USA , PENNSYLVANIA , ALLENTOWN
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Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School
Louis E. Dieruff High School


Type: School
Opened in 1965

Address: 815 North Irving Street - Allentown, PA 18109
Country: USA
Email: 
Phone: +1 484-765 5557

Website: https://www.allentownsd.org/what_s_new/archived_news/LearingDomePublicShowings
Website 2: https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/school-news/dieruff-highs-expanded-learning-dome-reaching-for-the-stars-again


Team
Dr. Leila Little







40 seats











Dome of  7.3m




Technical
Digital system SPITZ : SciDome
Software: Digistar 7
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1965: 7.3m/35s/Spitz A3P ($30,000)
- 1991: private sources
- 2010: closed (Gary A. Becker retired)
- March 10, 2017: decision to reopen the planetarium with a Spitz SciDome ($300,000)
- October 2019: reopening ($400,000)
- 2023: SciDome to Digistar 7 ($70,000)


Comments


Latitude: 40°37'19" N  -  Longitude: 75°26'31" W  -  Altitude: 106m

Previous installation

last update: 03/25/2024

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