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Planetarium Sheet

Griffith Observatory
Planetarium

USA - LOS ANGELES - CALIFORNIA

Type: Observatory

Address: 2800 East Observatory Road - Los Angeles, CA 90027
Country: USA

Latitude: 34°07'05" N - Longitude: 118°18'01" W - Altitude: 347m

Website: http://www.griffithobservatory.org/about/history.html
Website 2: http://tectonicablog.com/?p=111582

Email:

Director or contact:
Dinsmore Alter (1935-1958)
Clarence Cleminshaw (1958-1969)
William J. Kaufmann III (1969-1974)

Opened in 1935

Dome of 22.9m
Capacity of 663 seats
Oriented No
Tilt No

Optical system ZEISS : Model-II

History:
- May 1933: beginning of the construction
- May 14, 1935: 22.9m/472s/Zeiss II ($655,000 and $75,000 Zeiss) John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley (architects)
1964: 638s/Zeiss IV

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