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University of Texas at Arlington
UTA Planetarium


USA , TEXAS , ARLINGTON
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University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington


Type: School
Opened in 2006

Address: 700 Planetarium Place - (P.O. Box 19059) - Arlington, TX 76019
Country: USA
Email: planetarium@uta.edu
Phone: +1 817-272 1183

Website: https://www.uta.edu/planetarium/
                       

Team
Levent Gurdemir, McKenna Dowd



150 seats









Tilt 14°

Dome of  18.3m


Technical
 Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Digistar 6
Video system DLP : 4+2
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound Bowen Technovation 5.1 (DSP)
Cove light: Philips Color Kinetics
Dome: Astro-Tec, 53%, 14 deg.
Seat: Navetta (Stadium Seating)

Facilities
 Observatory dome on the roof: 16-inch Meade LX-200
Gift Shop Yes

Operation
 Frequenting: 50000 people per year

History
 - 1981: first planetarium: 9.1m/60s/Spitz 512A
- March 4, 2006: new building: 18.3m/165s/Digistar 3 (6 CRT)
- 2010: Digistar 4 DLP ($400000)
- WAC2014
- 2015: auto align/blend
- 2018: audio DSP
- 2019: Digistar 6, seats


Comments

Latitude: 32°43'49" N  -  Longitude: 97°06'43" W  -  Altitude: 188m

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last update: 09/03/2024

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