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Planetarium Sheet

University of Free State
The Naval Hill Planetarium

SOUTH AFRICA - BLOEMFONTEIN -

Type: School

Address: Van Vuuren Road, Naval Hill - Bloemfontein
Country: SOUTH AFRICA

Latitude: 29°05'47" S - Longitude: 26°14'10" E - Altitude: 1479m

Website: https://www.ufs.ac.za/planetarium
Website 2: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.630963940280178.1073741920.175257709184139&type=3

Email: ficky@ufs.ac.za
Phone: +27 51 401 9751

Director or contact: Matthiam (Matie) Hoffman

Opened in 2013

Dome of 12.2m
Capacity of 80 seats
Oriented Yes
Tilt 15°

Digital system Sky-Skan : Definiti
Software: DigitalSky 2
Video system Sony : SRXT 110 (1+1)

Meridian resolution 4.0 K

Dome: Astrotec

History: Opening: November 1, 2013 ($1 million): under the old telescope dome