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Western Washington University (WWU)
Dr. Leslie E. Spanel Planetarium


USA , WASHINGTON , BELLINGHAM
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Western Washington University (WWU)
Western Washington University (WWU)


Type: School
Opened in 1959

Address: 516 High Street (Haggard Hall) - Bellingham, WA 98225
Country: USA
Email: Physics@wwu.edu
Phone: +1 360-650-3818

Website: https://planetarium.wwu.edu/
     







45 seats











Dome of  7.3m




Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 5
Software: Digistar 5
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution 1.6 K
Sound 5.1

Facilities
Other: Science on a Sphere - Prod station

Operation

History
- 1959: Spitz A2 (until 2004, then exposed, then in June 2019: goes to the Planetarium Museum at Big Bear Lake)
- 2004: Mediaglobe
- 2013: new name: Spanel
- 2014: Digistar 5 ($500,000)
- 2015: prod station

Last major evolution: 2013: Digistar 5

Comments


Latitude: 48°44'14" N  -  Longitude: 122°29'09" W  -  Altitude: 97m

Previous installation

last update: 05/21/2023

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