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Carnegie Science Center
Henry Buhl jr. Planetarium and Observatory


USA , PENNSYLVANIA , PITTSBURGH
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Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center


Type: Science Center
Opened in 1991

Address: One Allegheny Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5850
Country: USA
Email: sedorc@carnegiesciencecenter.org
Phone: +1 412-237 3400

Website: http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/planetarium/
Website 2: http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/
                 

Team
Michael Hennessy (manager), Charissa Sedor (producer), Frank Mancuso (retired in 2015),



146 seats











Dome of  15.2m


Technical
 Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti
Software: DigitalSky 2

Facilities
 Other: ImaxDome 30 deg. (other room)
Observatory Yes
Lasershow Yes

Operation
History
 - October 1939: 19.8m/492s/Zeiss Model II until 1991
- 1991: new building: 15.24m/156s/Digistar
- 1995: Digistar II
- 2006: DigitalSky ($1 million)

Last major evolution: 2006: Fulldome

Comments

Latitude: 40°26'44" N  -  Longitude: 80°01'06" W  -  Altitude: 223m
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