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Planetarium Sheet

Planetarium Stuttgart

GERMANY - STUTTGART - BADEN-WURTTEMBERG

Type: Planetarium

Address: Willy Brandt Strasse 25 - 70173 Stuttgart
Country: GERMANY

Latitude: 48°47'00" N - Longitude: 9°11'12" E - Altitude: 242m

Website: https://www.planetarium-stuttgart.de

Email: info@planetarium-stuttgart.de
Phone: +49 711-216-89015

Director or contact: Dr. Uwe Lemmer (director), Ubbo Grassmann,

Opened in 1977

Dome of 20.0m
Capacity of 277 seats
Oriented No
Tilt No

Optical system ZEISS : Model-IX
Digital system ZEISS : Powerdome Velvet
Software: SCISS Uniview
Video system Velvet : 6+3

Meridian resolution 6.0 K

Observatory Schwabische sternwarte (48.78246, 9.19645) and Welzheim sternwarte (48.87404, 9.59622)

Lasershow Lobo Lacon-5 tridome laser
Frequenting: 220000 people per year

History:
- May 16, 1928: Zeiss 23/1
- April 22, 1977: new building 20m/277s/Zeiss VI-A on lift (Wilfried Berck-Erlang architect)
- December 3, 1988: new name: Carl Zeiss Planetarium
- 2001: Zeiss IX
- 2007: Fulldome Laser
- 2009: Fulldome video prototype
- Spring 2015: closed for total renovation (5.2 millions euros)
- April 23, 2016: re-opening
- August 2022: 9 new Velvet Led

Last major evolution: 2015: Hybrid system

Previous installation