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Planetarium Sheet

Museum of the Southwest
Marian Blakemore Planetarium

USA - MIDLAND - TEXAS

Type: Museum

Address: 1705 West Missouri Avenue - Midland, TX 79701
Country: USA

Latitude: 31°59'31" N - Longitude: 102°05'34" W - Altitude: 857m

Website: https://www.museumsw.org/
Website 2: https://www.museumsw.org/planetarium

Email: zcoker@MuseumSW.org
Phone: +1 432-683 2882 x312

Director or contact: Charles Hemann (director)

Opened in 1972

Dome of 12.2m
Capacity of 120 seats
Oriented Yes
Tilt 20°

Digital system Evans_and_Sutherland : Digistar 5

Video system Barco : 1+1 center

Stereoscopic Yes

Dome: Spitz dome

History:
- 1972: Minolta Viewlex IV (flat)
- 2007: Scidome HD
- 2008: closed for renovations
- mid 2009: re-opening
- Feb. 2016: Digistar 5

Last major evolution: 2016: Digistar 5

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