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Planetarium Sheet

Astronomische Station Samuel Heinrich Schwabe
Gymnasium Walter Gropius

GERMANY - DESSAU - SACHSEN-ANHALT

Type: School

Address: Peterholzstrasse 58 - 06849 Dessau
Country: GERMANY

Latitude: 51°48'06" N - Longitude: 12°14'54" E - Altitude: 64m

Website: http://www.schwabeverein.de/
Website 2: https://wgg-dessau.de/schule/unser-schulgelaende/astro-station

Email: info@planetarium-dessau.de
Phone: +49 340-850-4310

Director or contact: Michael Teichert (director)

Opened in 1967

Dome of 8.0m
Capacity of 42 seats
Oriented No
Tilt No

Optical system ZEISS : ZKP2
Digital system Sureyyasoft :
Software: Shira Player
Video system 1 vp : Fisheye

Observatory 4.2m dome: 150mm coude refractor

History: Fall 1967: opening Zeiss ZKP1 + observatory - 2008: construction - August 29, 2009: re-opening + new building around with telescope dome + ZKP2 - February 2020: fulldome

Last major evolution: 2009: ZKP2

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