🧠 Strasenburgh Planetarium

United States · Americas · 43.15°N, 77.59°W

The Strasenburgh Planetarium is a public planetarium located at 663 East Avenue in the city of Rochester, New York. It is named after its benefactors, Edwin and Clara Strasenburgh. It is a department of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. The Planetarium was dedicated on September 14, 1968. The 65-foot-diameter Star Theater originally seated 240 people. The original seats were replaced in 1985; as currently configured, the theater seats 225. The Star Theater houses the only Zeiss Mark VI planetarium projector still in operation in the United States. While the Zeiss projector is still used for monthly star shows, the Strasenburgh Planetarium has primarily used digital projection systems since 2018.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	43.15°N, 77.59°W · view on map

Strasenburgh Planetarium is located in United States, in Americas.

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