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Technical
Optical system GOTO : Chiron-III Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Goto Virtuarium X Software: Digistar 7 Video system Sony : Meridian resolution 4.0 K Sound new system (2023) Seat: interactive seats
Facilities
Observatory dome at the tower's top: Hitomi telescope: 1.3m Gift Shop Museum shop
Operation
Frequenting: 500000 people per year
History
- 1955: observatory
- 1968: first planetarium (Nishi Park)
- 1974: Goto refurbished
- 1986: new Goto
- 2008: new location
- 11 March 2011: Tsunami: planetarium survived with only a few projectors bumped out of alignment, but the 1.3 meter telescope suffered damage to its
- April 28, 2023: close for renovation
- June 18, 2023: upgrade GOTO Chiron III, sound system, seats,
Last major evolution: 2023: Starball + projectors
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Latitude: 38°15'24" N -
Longitude: 140°45'20" E -
Altitude: 166m
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