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Planetarium observatoire Nicolas Copernic
Hvezdarna a planetarium Brno

CZECH REPUBLIC - BRNO -

Type: Science Center

Address: Kravi hora 2 - 616 00 Brno
Country: CZECH REPUBLIC

Latitude: 49°12'17" N - Longitude: 16°35'01" E - Altitude: 305m

Website: http://www.hvezdarna.cz

Email: e-mail@hvezdarna.cz
Phone: +420 541-321-287

Director or contact: Jiri Dusek (director), Tomas Hladik, Ondrej Kamensky, Jan Pisala,

Opened in 1991

Dome of 16.8m
Capacity of 127 seats
Oriented Yes
Tilt 11°

Optical system Goto Inc.: Chronos II Hybrid
Digital system RSA Cosmos: In Space System
Software: SkyExplorer 2018
Video system Sony : VPL-GTZ280 (4+2)
Video Lens: Sony (2D) + Navitar (3D)
Meridian resolution 6.0 K
Stereoscopic Cove Digital Projection Insight Dual Laser 4K (1+1)
Sound 7.1 Dolby surround

Other: 8m dome: ZKP1/27seats, Prod station

Dome: Spitz Nanoseam 55-foot (16.76m)
Seat: Kinoexport: Savary

Observatory 2x 7m domes, 350mm

Frequenting: 100000 people per year
Staff: 20

History: 1959: 8m/Zeiss ZKP1 - 1991: new building 17.5m/200seats/Zeiss RFP - 2002: 8m/ZKP1 reopened next to the 17.5m - 2013: new dome: 16.5m, Hybrid (building: 3.4 millions euros + equipement: projection, seats,dome: 2 millions euros)
Oct. 3, 2018: upgrade: new seats, projectors (6K, 3D), computers, prod station, SkyExplorer 2018

Last major evolution: 2018: projectors

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