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Planetarium Sheet

Museum of Texas Tech University
Moody Planetarium

USA - LUBBOCK - TEXAS

Type: Museum

Address: 3301 4th Street - Lubbock, TX 79415
Country: USA

Latitude: 33°35'27" N - Longitude: 101°53'07" W - Altitude: 986m

Website: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/visit/planetarium.php

Email: museum.education@ttu.edu
Phone: +1 806-742 2432

Director or contact: Gary Morgan

Opened in 1953

Dome of 9.1m
Capacity of 71 seats
Oriented Yes
Tilt No

Optical system SPITZ : 1024
Digital system Ash_Enterprises : Warped-media

Video system 1 vp : Spherical mirror

Other: Science on the sphere

Lasershow AVI Skylase

History:
- April 26, 1953: opening: Spitz A?
- November 14, 1970: 9,14m Spitz A4
- 2003: closed
- 2005: dome, seats, carpet, Spitz 1024 ($1.1 million)
- Dec. 2011: fulldome
- February 2016: renovations (Laser)

Last major evolution: 2012: Digital

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