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Pottsville High School
Pottsville Area High School Planetarium and Observatory


USA , PENNSYLVANIA , POTTSVILLE
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Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School
Pottsville High School


Type: School
Opened in 1966

Address: 1600 Elk Avenue - Pottsville, PA 17901
Country: USA
Email: asportland@pottsville.k12.pa.us
Phone: +1 570-617-8035

Website: https://www.pottsville.k12.pa.us/domain/265
     
     

Team
Adrian Portland







80 seats











Dome of  9.1m




Technical
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system Sony : 1+1
Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Facilities
Observatory Dome on the roof: Meade LX600 14in EMC

Operation

History
- 1966: 9.1m/72s/Spitz A3PR
- 2014: new Leds
- September 2023: total renovation: Spitz A3PR dismantled, Digistar 7, new dome, seats, Leds, audio system ($675,000)

Last major evolution: 2023: Digital

Comments


Latitude: 40°40'52" N  -  Longitude: 76°12'50" W  -  Altitude: 278m
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