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Adler Planetarium
Definiti Space Theater


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Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium


Type: Museum
Opened in 1999

Address: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago, IL 60605-2403
Country: USA
Email: msmail@adlerplanetarium.org
Phone: +1 312-922 7827

Website: https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/
                       

Team
Mark Webb, Mike Smail (Theaters Manager), Steve Burkland, Nick Lake,



195 seats









Tilt 15°

Dome of  16.8m


Technical
 Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6 - 8K
Software: Digistar 6
Video system Sony : VPL-GTZ280
Video Lens: 4+2
Meridian resolution 6.8 K
Dome: Astro-Tec Ulteria Seamless, .38 reflectivity (Fall 2017)

Facilities
 Other: Atwood Sphere: 4.32m - 1913
Gift Shop Adler store

Operation
History
 - 1999: Digistar II + StarRider
- 2003: Digistar 3 Barco CRT
- 2008: Sky-Skan Definiti JVC DLA-RS2 (4+2)
- 2017: Digistar 6
- Fall 2017: new seats + Astro-Tec Dome
- March 2022: reopening after Covid

Last major evolution: 2017: 7K

Comments

Latitude: 41°51'58" N  -  Longitude: 87°36'22" W  -  Altitude: 184m

Previous installation

last update: 03/13/2023

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