Penza planetarium
The Penza Planetarium is located in Penza’s City Park and is a locally significant historical and cultural monument. It was installed in an older hydrometeorological facility in 1954.
The planetarium is currently closed. Reopening and demolition are discussed.
history
From 1855 astronomical and meteorological investigations took place in Penza; At that time, the physics and mathematics teacher Ilya Ulyanov , the father of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin , began systematic observations of the earth's atmosphere on behalf of Nikolai Lobachevsky from the University of Kazan.
In 1928, in the city park of Penza, at the end of Mira Street, a wooden public observatory was set up in memory of Ilya Ulyanov , which was later expanded to become the current planetarium. In front of the planetarium a statue of Lenin and Stalin was erected at times, later only a Lenin statue. There is currently no statue in front of the building.
Technology and museum of the planetarium
The first equipment was installed in 1954. In 1975, a German Zeiss projector was installed, which enabled the projection of up to 6,000 stars.
A 12-inch telescope with an 800x magnification is located on the 22 m high tower of the planetarium.
The planetarium has historical records and artifacts on display in its museum. Here you can find meteorites, Ulugh Begs Quadrant and a Foucault pendulum. In the space hall there are models of the Sputnik 1, the first artificial earth satellite, as well as the space stations Salyut 1 and Mir .
Around the planetarium in the park there are various old astronomical tools, including sundials and earth globes.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Пензенская энциклопедия: / Гл. ред. К. Д. Вишневский. - Пенза: Министерство культуры Пензенской области, М .: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2001.- 759 с
- ^ The Last Wooden Planetarium In The World. English Russia.com, August 10, 2011, accessed May 13, 2014 .
- ↑ http://www.baikalnature.com/info/landmarks/87
Coordinates: 53 ° 11 ′ 13.1 ″ N , 45 ° 0 ′ 7.1 ″ E