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Technical
Optical system ZEISS : Model-VB
Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 6
Software: Uniview
Video system Zeiss : Velvet
Video Lens: 6+2
Meridian resolution 7.0 K
Dome: Astro-Tec, 65%
Facilities
Observatory
- 11m dome: 304mm refractor (Bamberg 1889)
- 5m dome: 152mm refractor (Zeiss) + 150mm refractor (Busch) + 120mm refractor (Zeiss, H alpha)
- 7m dome: 750mm reflector (Zeiss)
Lasershow Omicron-Laserage (1997)
Operation
Frequenting: 85000 people per year
History
- January 30, 1963: observatory (Carl Bassen architect)
- June 16, 1965: 20m/300s/Zeiss IV (Carl Bassen architect)
- 1967: Zeiss IV B (V) on lift
- 2003: new dome and seats
- 2010: Fulldome
- July 2016: merger of 3 planetariums in Berlin (Stiftung Planetarium Berlin)
- 2017: Digistar6 + 8 Velvet (~7K)
- July 9, 2023: closed for major renovation
- 2024: Zeiss IV-B dismantled
Last major evolution: 2017: Digistar 6 (7K)
Comments
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Latitude: 52°27'27" N -
Longitude: 13°20'58" E -
Altitude: 49m
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