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May 7, 1925: The first projection planetarium
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May 7, 1925: The first projection planetarium

May 7, 1925, saw the debut of the projection planetarium at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. The first planetarium of its kind, it featured the Zeiss Model I projector, a triumph of engineering that projected 4,500 stars onto the dome – plus the Milky Way, the Sun, the Moon, and five of the planets. Continue reading "May 7, 1925: The first projection planetarium" The post May 7, 1925: The first projection planetarium appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

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