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Planetarium Sheet

Planetarium de Nantes

FRANCE - NANTES - PAYS-DE-LA-LOIRE

Type: Planetarium

Address: Rue Lehuede - 44100 Nantes
Country: FRANCE

Latitude: 47°12'07" N - Longitude: 1°34'38" W - Altitude: 30m

Website: https://patrimonia.nantes.fr/home/decouvrir/themes-et-quartiers/planetarium.html

Email:

Director or contact:
Gilles Roussel (1981-2010)
Frederic Guinel (1984-2012†)
Daniel Audéon (1993-)

Opened in 1981

Dome of 8.0m
Capacity of 56 seats
Oriented No
Tilt No

Optical system ZEISS : ZKP2

Dome: fibreglass
Seat: home made

Frequenting: 25000 people per year
Staff: 2

History:
- May 1981: opening
- June 18, 1981: inauguration: 8m/46s/ZKP2
- July 1987: 62s
- September 2005: Digital system (The old Zeiss projector removed and given to the University of Cordoba, Argentina, see 3080)

Last major evolution: 2005: Digital

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