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Planetarium Sheet

Minnesota State University
Regional Science Center
MSUM Planetarium

USA - MOORHEAD - MINNESOTA

Type: School

Address: Bridges Hall, 1104 7th Avenue South - Moorhead, MN 56563
Country: USA

Latitude: 46°51'59" N - Longitude: 96°45'44" W - Altitude: 277m

Website: https://www.mnstate.edu/planetarium/
Website 2: https://www.mnstate.edu/academics/colleges-schools/cshe/planetarium/

Email: planetarium@mnstate.edu
Phone: +1 218-477 2920

Director or contact: Sara Jarolimek Schultz (director), Matthew Craig, Andy Block, Elizabeth Dougherty

Opened in 1972

Dome of 9.1m
Capacity of 62 seats
Oriented Yes
Tilt No

Digital system Elumenati : GeoDome Evolver
Software: SCISS Uniview
Video system Canon : Omnifocus 30270
Video Lens: Fisheye
Meridian resolution 1.2 K

Observatory dome near the building

Frequenting: 10000 people per year

History:
- 1972: 9.1m/62s/Spitz 512
- 2008: new seats + new video projectors
- Nov. 2011: digital
- 2016: Barco (Spitz 512 dismantled)

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