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Museum of the Southwest
Marian West and William Blanton Blakemore Planetarium


USA , TEXAS , MIDLAND
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Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest
Museum of the Southwest


Type: Museum
Opened in 1972

Address: 1705 West Missouri Avenue - Midland, TX 79701
Country: USA
Email: zcoker@MuseumSW.org
Phone: +1 432-683 2882

Website: https://www.museumsw.org/
Website 2: https://www.museumsw.org/planetarium
                 

Team
Charles Hemann (director)



120 seats









Tilt 20°

Dome of  12.2m


Technical
 Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system 1 vp : 1+1 center
Stereoscopic Yes
Dome: Spitz dome

Facilities
 Other: SoS

Operation
History
 - 1972: Minolta Viewlex IV (flat)
- 2007: Scidome HD
- 2008: closed for renovations
- mid 2009: re-opening
- Feb. 2016: Digistar 5
- 2023: Digistar 7, projectors

Last major evolution: 2023: Digistar 7, projectors

Comments

Latitude: 31°59'31" N  -  Longitude: 102°05'34" W  -  Altitude: 857m
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