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Planetarium Sheet

Joliet Junior College
Herbert Trackman Planetarium

USA - JOLIET - ILLINOIS

Type: School

Address: 1215 Houbolt Road - Joliet, IL 60431-8938
Country: USA

Latitude: 41°30'02" N - Longitude: 88°10'56" W - Altitude: 174m

Website: https://www.jjc.edu/about-jjc/places-interest/herbert-trackman-planetarium
Website 2: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jolietjuniorcollege/sets/72157642652230025/

Email: amaurer@jjc.edu
Phone: +1 815-280 2601

Director or contact: Art Maurer (director)

Opened in 1973

Dome of 9.1m
Capacity of 70 seats
Oriented Yes
Tilt No

Digital system Audio_Visual_Imagineering : OmniStar
Software: Uniview
Video system vp : Fisheye

Meridian resolution 1.6 K
Sound 5.1
Cove light: LED lighting

Frequenting: 13000 people per year

History: 1973: Spitz 512 - January 2014: Fulldome, sound and lighting system, cleaning and painting dome ($186,000) - August 2019: upgraded and cleaning

Last major evolution: 2014: Digital

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