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Planetarium Sheet Bowling Green State university
BGSU Planetarium

USA , OHIO , BOWLING GREEN

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Type: School
Opened in 1984

Address: 112 Physical Sciences Lab Bld, - Bowling Green, OH 43403
Country: USA
Email: dwsmith@bgsu.edu
Phone: +1 419-372 8666

Website: https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/physics-and-astronomy/bgsu-planetarium.html

Team
Dale Smith (planetarium, 1983-2023†)
Dr. Kate Dellenbusch (2023-)
Andrew Layden (observatory)

114 seats

Dome of 12.2m

Technical
Optical system MINOLTA : S-IIB
Digital system SPITZ : SciDome Touch XD
Software: Starry Night
Video system 2 vp : 1+1 (cove)
Meridian resolution 2.5 K

Facilities
Observatory Dome on the roof: 20-inch, DFM telescope

Operation

History
- 1984: Minolta S-IIB
- 2014: Digital (SciDome)
- 2015: Lift for Minolta

Last major evolution: 2014: Fulldome

Comments

Dale Smith: 1948-2023
President of GLPA (1990-1994)
President of IPS (1999-2000)
editor of the IPS Directory
IPS Service Award in 2006

Don't confuse with Bowling Green, Kentucky (see 225)

Latitude: 41°22'47" N - Longitude: 83°38'24" W - Altitude: 209m
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