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The Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City is the most visited planetarium in the world. [ 1 ] This entry is a list of permanent planetariums across the world.
The Kovac Planetarium. It is 22 feet in diameter and weighs two tons. The globe is made of wood and is driven with a variable speed motor controller. This is the largest mechanical planetarium in the world, larger than the Atwood Globe in Chicago (15 feet in diameter) and one third the size of the Hayden.
Takayuki Ohira (大平 貴之, Ōhira Takayuki, born March 11, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and the creator of the Megastar, a planetarium projector which was recorded in Guinness World Records as the planetarium projector that can project the highest number of stars in the world. [1] [2] [3] Homestar Flux: home planetarium.
Griffith Observatory Planetarium photographed circa 1937–1939. Also included in the original design was a planetarium under the large central dome. The first shows covered topics including the Moon, worlds of the Solar System, and eclipses. The planetarium theater was renovated in 1964 and a Mark IV Zeiss projector was installed.
The Planetario de Montevideo (or Montevideo Planetarium; also known as the Surveyor Germán Barbato Municipal Planetarium), is a planetarium in Montevideo, Uruguay. Inaugurated on 11 February 1955, [1] it was the first planetarium in Latin America [2] and all of the southern hemisphere. [citation needed] It has a 18.3 m diameter dome and seats ...
Shanghai Astronomy Museum is a planetarium opened in 2021 in Lingang New City, Pudong New Area district, Shanghai. Its dome covers 38,000 square meters. It is the world's largest planetarium in terms of building scale. [1] The planetarium, designed by New York City based Ennead Architects, serves as an educational and entertainment site for ...
The venue also is home to a digital 360° Planetarium. In an interview with the Press & Journal , former chief executive of Dynamic Earth John Simpson, said: “The new equipment will offer visitors an amazing experience within our ShowDome and will inspire even more children and families about Earth and space sciences with an in-house ...
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