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Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Facilities
Observatory
Helen & Elgin Brooks Observatory: 4.9 dome on the roof: 14-inch Celestron (1987)
Ritter Observatory: 40-Inch (1m) Warner and Swasey Telescope (1967)
Operation
Frequenting: 23000 people per year
Sessions: 300 per year
Staff: 4 people
History
- 1967: 12.2m/92s/Spitz A3P
- 1987: McMaster Hall
- 2008: new video projectors LCD
- 2011: closed between June and October: Fulldome, new seats, painting dome in grey etc
- October 2019: GLPA
- December 24, 2022: closed for renovation
- March 2023: reopening: Digistar 7 ($320,000)
Last major evolution: 2023: Digistar 7
Comments
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Latitude: 41°39'44" N -
Longitude: 83°36'44" W -
Altitude: 186m
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