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Planetarium Sheet

Fayetteville State University
FSU Planetarium

USA - FAYETTEVILLE - NORTH CAROLINA

Type: School

Address: 1200 Murchison Road - Fayetteville, NC 28301
Country: USA

Latitude: 35°04'22" N - Longitude: 78°53'35" W - Altitude: 42m

Website: https://www.uncfsu.edu/community/planetarium
Website 2: http://www.highereducationworks.org/2016/02/fsu-lyons-building/

Email: jkabbes@uncfsu.edu
Phone: +1 910-672 1176

Director or contact: Jonathan Breitzer, Joseph Kabbes

Opened in 1979

Dome of 9.1m
Capacity of 57 seats
Oriented Yes
Tilt No

Optical system SPITZ : 512
Digital system Yes :

Observatory Dome on the roof: 16-inch

Frequenting: 5000 people per year

History:
- 1978: built
- 1981: construction of Lyons Science Complex
- Mid-Dec. 2017: closed for renovation (seats, digital system)
- Summer 2019: reopening
- March 2020: closed (works planned)
- Early 2022: upgrade digital

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