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Zeiss Planetarium Wien



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Zeiss Planetarium Wien
Zeiss Planetarium Wien
Zeiss Planetarium Wien
Zeiss Planetarium Wien
Zeiss Planetarium Wien
Zeiss Planetarium Wien
Zeiss Planetarium Wien
Zeiss Planetarium Wien


Type: Planetarium
Opened in 1964

Address: Oswald Thomas Platz 1 - 1020 Wien
Country: AUSTRIA
Email: planetarium@vhs.at
Phone:  + 43 1 89 174 150 000

Website: https://www.vhs.at/de/e/planetarium
     
           

Team
Michael Feuchtinger, Angelika Pointner, Martin Durrer,







192 seats











Dome of  20.0m




Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-IX
Digital system ZEISS : Powerdome
Software: Uniview
Video system Zeiss : Velvet 6+2
Meridian resolution 6.0 K

Facilities
Observatory
- Urania Sternwarte (1km at SW)
- Kuffner Sternwarte (7.7km at W)

Operation
Frequenting: 100000 people per year
Staff: 16 people

History
- May 7, 1927: 20m/wood dome/Zeiss Model II
- September 1928: dismantled
- January 8, 1930: new building, same Zeiss projector
- 1942: burned (WW2)
- March 1945: destroyed
- June 16, 1962: first stone
- June 20, 1964: new building: 20m/240s/Zeiss IV
- February 1990: closed (asbestos)
- November 9, 1992: re-opening
- Avril 2001: closed for total renovation
- November 8, 2002: reopening: hybrid system installation (Zeiss IX Universarium + Zulip/192s)
- March 15, 2018: 8 Velvet projectors
- 2021: upgraded 8 Velvet Led
- 2023: upgraded Zeiss Universarium
- June 2024: 60 years!

Last major evolution: 2018: Digital

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Latitude: 48°12'57" N  -  Longitude: 16°23'42" E  -  Altitude: 160m
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