Galileo Galilei planetarium

Galileo Galilei planetarium

Location within Buenos Aires
Established	December 20, 1966 (1966-December-20)
Location	Palermo Woods, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Type	Planetarium
Architect	Enrique Jan
Website	Official Website

The Galileo Galilei planetarium, commonly known as Planetario, is located in Parque Tres de Febrero in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

History

The idea that Buenos Aires should have a planetarium began to take shape in 1958 by an agreement between Socialist Councilman José Luis Peña and the municipal Secretary of Culture, Dr. Aldo Cocca. Construction began under the direction of architect Enrique Jan in 1962, and it was inaugurated on December 20, 1966. The first function was carried out on June 13, 1967 for the students of "Escuela Comercial Nº 1" of Banfield and "Santa Unión de los Sagrados Corazones" of Capital Federal. Professor of geography and mathematics Antonio Cornejo showed them the sky over Buenos Aires, Argentine Antarctica and the South Pole, as well as demonstrating the orientation of the southern cross. The facility was officially opened to the public on April 5, 1968.

Structure

Hall inside the facility.

The building has five floors, six staircases and a 20 metres (66 ft) diameter room with 360 seats. The inside of the 20m semispherical dome is covered with reflective aluminium.

The planetarium (Zeiss projector Model M V) itself is located in the centre, it has over 100 projectors and is approximately 5 metres (16 ft) in height and 2.5 tons in weight. It consists of a cylindrical framework with independent projectors for the Moon, the Sun and the visible planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) and two spheres in the extremes that project 8,900 stars, constellations and nebulas.

Facts

The museum has a piece of lunar rock which was brought back to Earth by the Apollo XI mission and gifted to the planetarium by Richard Nixon.
The museum is also home to a collection of 100-million-year-old sea life and amonite fossils from Neuquén Province.
A metallic meteorite from Chaco Province is displayed on the entrance terrace.

Gallery

View of the Planetarium during the Buenos Aires Pillow Fight
The Planetarium at dusk
The Planetarium and the artificial lake in the foreground
The Planetarium in a cloudy day
Infrared image of The Planetarium
The building during the day

Landmarks of Buenos Aires City

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Precincts & neighbourhoods	Almagro Belgrano Buenos Aires CBD Caballito City Centre Colegiales Montserrat Núñez Palermo Puerto Madero Recoleta Retiro San Telmo

Nature and parks	Avellaneda Park Botanical gardens Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve Chacabuco Park Congressional Plaza Japanese Gardens Lezama Park Palermo gardens Plaza de la República Plaza de Mayo Plaza San Martín Parque Centenario Buenos Aires Zoo Plaza Alvear

Cultural Institutions	El Ateneo Grand Splendid Argentine Automobile Club Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art Café Tortoni Fortabat Art Collection House of Culture Illuminated Block Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum King Fahd Cultural Center Latin American Art Museum Museum of Foreign Debt National Library National Museum of Decorative Arts National Museum of Fine Arts National Museum of History Opera House Paz Palace Planetarium Recoleta Cultural Center San Martín Cultural Center San Martín National Institute Sarmiento Museum Eduardo Sívori Museum Fundacion Proa

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Galileo Galilei planetarium

History

Structure

Facts

Gallery

See also