Space flight planetarium "Juri Gagarin" Cottbus
The space flight planetarium “Juri Gagarin” in Cottbus - named after Yuri Alexejewitsch Gagarin (1934–1968), the first person in space - was opened on April 26, 1974 after almost two years of construction at today's Lindenplatz. Its dome with a diameter of 12.5 m offers space for 91 visitors. The planetarium technology allows the representation of a realistic starry sky regardless of the time of day or season, the geographical position or the weather. However, it is also possible to leave the earth and get to practically any place in the previously known universe. Planetarium shows, but also lectures, concerts and theater performances take place regularly. Different programs can also be shown in other languages such as English or Polish .
The planetarium is also the center of a planetary park. The planetarium dome represents the sun and the steles with the planets are arranged like the planetary constellation was on New Year's Eve 1999/2000 (except for Uranus and Neptune).
The original Spacemaster star projector from Carl Zeiss in Jena was still in use until the end of 2012 . From January to mid-June 2013, the planetarium was modernized inside and out and the old projector was replaced by a new hybrid projection system of the Chronos II - InSpace type . The modernization costs of around one million euros were borne to 85% by the Interreg IV program of the European Union .
See also
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Planetarium website
- Description of the projection system Chronos II (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ LR-Online: New planetary park is being built around the planetarium
- ↑ Planetarium-Cottbus: Modernization of the Planetarium Cottbus ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cottbus.de: New technology for the space flight planetarium "Juri Gagarin"
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 16.2 " N , 14 ° 20 ′ 39.8" E