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Sudekum Planetarium
Judith Payne Turner Theatre

USA , TENNESSEE , NASHVILLE

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Type: Science Center
Opened in 1952

Address: 800 Fort Negley Blvd - Nashville, TN 37203
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@adventuresci.org
Phone: +1 615-401 5160

Website: https://www.adventuresci.org/events-programs/planetarium/
Website 2: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sudekum-Planetarium/1481417968848801

Team
Morgan Rehnberg, Drew Gilmore, Bill McClain

166 seats

Tilt 12.5°

Dome of 19.2m

Technical
Optical system GOTO : Chiron
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar
Software: Digistar 7
Video system Sony : VPL-GTZ380
Video Lens: 4+2
Meridian resolution 7.1 K
Sound 5.1 - 16000 watts
Cove light: Chromacove
Dome: Astro-Tec, 53%, 12.5 deg.

Facilities
Exhibit area: 4000m²
Gift Shop Yes
Lasershow AVI Skylase

Operation
Frequenting: 80000 people per year
Staff: 2 people

History
- March 3, 1952: 6m/Spitz A1
- 1963: Spitz A3P
- 1973: moved to Cumberland Science Museum, 12.2 m/Spitz 512
- 2002: renamed Adventure Science Center
- 2007: building demolished
- 2008: new building (almost same place), 19.2 m/GOTO Chiron + Digistar 3 (2 Sony S-110s) 4K
- SEPA 2009
- September 2014: Digistar 5
- January 2017: 2 Sony T-615s, 1+1 (4K)
- SEPA 2023
- August 2024: Digistar 7 with 6 Sony GTZ380 (7.1K)

Last major evolution: 2024: Digistar 7, projectors

Comments

Latitude: 36°08'46" N - Longitude: 86°46'33" W - Altitude: 163m
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