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Planetarium Sheet
Pink Palace Family of Museums
The Sharpe Planetarium
USA
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TENNESSEE
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MEMPHIS
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Type:
Museum
Opened in
1978
Address:
3050 Central Avenue - Memphis, TN 38111
Country:
USA
Email:
info@memphismuseums.gov
Phone:
+1 901-636 2362
Website:
https://www.memphismuseums.org/planetarium/
Team
David Branch, Steve Pike (director museum),David C. Maness (director ?-2024 retired)
145 seats
Dome of
15.2m
Technical
Digital system
Konica-Minolta
:
SUPER-MEDIAGLOBE-II
Video system
1 vp : Fisheye
Meridian resolution
2.4 K
Dome:
Astro-Tec
Facilities
Operation
History
- December 1954: 6.1m/60s/Spitz A-1
- 1978: 15.2m/130s/Viewlex-Minolta 1015 (S IV??)
- 1998: renovation (epi-centrique)
- Sept. 2014: closed for great renovation ($1.2 million)
- January 30, 2016: re-opening
- June 2018: SEPA/WAC + MUG (Mediaglobe Users Group)
Last major evolution:
2016: Fulldome
Comments
Latitude:
35°07'32" N -
Longitude:
89°57'33" W -
Altitude:
88m
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