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Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Howard B. Owens Science Center


USA , MARYLAND , LANHAM
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Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS)


Type: School
Opened in 1978

Address: 9601 Greenbelt Road - Lanham, MD 20706
Country: USA
Email: howardb.owens@pgcps.org
Phone: +1 301-918 8750

Website: 
Website 2: https://nicholscontracting.com/project/howard-b-owens-planetarium-science-center-renovation-2/
     

Team
Patty Seaton (director)







120 seats











Dome of  16.8m




Technical
Optical system GOTO : Orpheus
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 7
Software: Digistar 7
Video system 2 vp : center
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Cove light: ChromaCove
Dome: Spitz NanoSeam
Seat: removable seats

Facilities

Operation

History
- 1978: 16m/170s/Viewlex IV
- MAPS 2009 (close to Goddard Space Flight Center)
- 2020: closed (Covid) then total renovation (floor, dome, seats, walls, lighting, etc.)
- September 2024: reopening, GOTO Hybrid

Last major evolution: 2024: Hybrid system

Comments


Latitude: 38°59'24" N  -  Longitude: 76°50'22" W  -  Altitude: 57m
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