Email: nsobers@alamo.edu Phone: +1 210-486-0101 Fax: +1 210-786 Director or contact: Bob Kelley (retired in January 2017), Michelle Risse
Opened in 2014
Dome of 12.2m Capacity of 100 seats Oriented Yes Tilt No
Digital system Evans & Sutherland: Digistar 5
Video system Christie : 1+1
Meridian resolution 4.0 K
Observatory dome at the tower's top: 10-inch refractor
History: 1961: first dome - 1977: 9.14m/95seats, Viewlex/Minolta S-IIB - 2008: Fulldome - 2012: closed for works - October 31, 2014: same dome, new building (Challenger Learning Center, Digistar 4 + Observatory) - Early 2016: upgrade ($850,000)
