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Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium



CANADA , ALBERTA , EDMONTON
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Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium
Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1960

Address: 13500 112 Ave NW - Edmonton, AB T5M 3X8
Country: CANADA
Email: ian.mclennan@gmail.com


Website: https://telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca/explore/experiences/queen-elizabeth-planetarium-qep/
Website 2: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2014133/espace-programme-educatif-enfants
     

Team
Frank Florian







50 seats











Dome of  7.1m




Technical
Digital system Sky-Skan :
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Sound Connect Series 354D + Dante and AES67 (SSIA Technologies)
Dome: Astro-Tec
Seat: removable seats

Facilities
Other: SSIA Technologies installation
Other planetarium: Zeidler Dome

Operation

History
- September 22, 1960: opening, 7.3m/75s/Spitz A2 (first public planetarium in Canada)
- 1968: Viewlex GOTO Venus S3
- 1982: Zeiss ZKP2 (on loan)
- December 31, 1983: closed
- 1984: new building, 23m/235s/Zeiss ZGP (see 41)
- 2017: project to total renovation ($6.6million, the 2 planetariums
- September 30, 2023: reopening!

Last major evolution: 2023: reopening

Comments


Latitude: 53°33'43" N  -  Longitude: 113°33'37" W  -  Altitude: 675m
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