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Planetarium Sheet
Griffith Observatory
Planetarium
USA
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LOS ANGELES
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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
Email:
Director or contact:
Dinsmore Alter (1935-1958)
Clarence Cleminshaw (1958-1969)
William J. Kaufmann III (1969-1974)
Opened in
1964
Dome of
22.9m
Capacity
of 638 seats
Oriented
No
Tilt
No
Optical system
ZEISS
:
Model-IV
History:
- May 14, 1935: 22.9m/472s/Zeiss II
- 1964: 638s/Zeiss IV
- January 6, 2002: Closed for renovation
- November 2, 2006: reopening: Zeiss IX/300s/Fulldome ($93M for all Griffith, $6.5million for Hybrid system)
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last update: 07/04/2022
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