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University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium

USA , MINNESOTA , DULUTH
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University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD)


Type: School
Opened in 1967

Address: 1023 University Drive, 371 Marshall W. Alworth Hall, - Duluth, MN 55812
Country: USA
Email: planet@d.umn.edu
Phone: +1 218-726 7129

Website: https://scse.d.umn.edu/marshall-w-alworth-planetarium
                       

Team
Jessica Rogers



65 seats











Dome of  9.1m


Technical
 Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar-Lite
Software: Digistar 7
Video system Barco : F80
Video Lens: Fisheye
Dome: alu microperforated

Facilities
 Observatory Yes
Gift Shop Yes
Other planetarium: Portable planetarium

Operation
 Frequenting: 10000 people per year

History
 - 1967: 9.1m/65s/Spitz A3P
- 2011: great renovation (seats, lighting, controls for the projector, sound + gift shop)
- 2016: lift for the Spitz projector
- March 2020 to March 2022: closed (Covid)
- 2023: Dlite (E&S)
- April 2025: upgraded projector


Comments

Latitude: 46°48'58" N  -  Longitude: 92°05'13" W  -  Altitude: 336m
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