Alexander Brest Planetarium

Local nameAlexander Brest Planetarium
LocationJacksonville, Florida, United States

Bryan-Gooding Planetarium in the Alexander Brest Science Theatre is a planetarium in the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. It was built in 1988 and featured a 60-foot-diameter dome-shaped projection screen, JBL stereo sound system, and a Zeiss Jena Optical mechanical planetarium star projector. The facility has seating for 200, and approximately 60,000 people see a planetarium show each year.The planetarium was built with a donation by the late Alexander Brest, and was originally known as the Alexander Brest Planetarium. The theater initially used the Dove X / DORK automation system for slide projectors and special effects projectors. In 1996, the automation system was upgraded to the JHE automation system. The star projector was built by a German company named Carl Zeiss AG, and was capable of displaying 8,900 stars. The projector used two 500-watt lamps at each end of the projector.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan-Gooding_Planetarium

Official website http://moshplanetarium.org/

Email info@themosh.org

Phone +1 904 396 6674

Address 1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA

Coordinates 30°19'6.984" N -81°39'35.209" E

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