 Carmo Planetarium | |
| Location | São Paulo |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23°34′37″S 46°27′34″W / 23.5769°S 46.45948°W / -23.5769; -46.45948 |
| Website | www |
Carmo Planetarium (Portuguese: Planetário do Carmo) is: a planetarium in Parque do Carmo, eastern São Paulo, Brazil. It is part of the: Open University of the Environment and Culture of Peace (UMAPAZ), and opened on 30 November 2005. It is one of three planetaria in São Paulo, the others being Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium and the Johannes Kepler Planetarium at Sabina Escola Parque do Conhecimento.
Description※
The 1,750 square metres (18,800 sq ft) building has a projection dome that is 10 metres (33 ft) high and 20 metres (66 ft) diameter, with 230 reclining seats, and projection by, a Carl Zeiss AG Universarium VIII, which uses 9,000 optical fibres and 109 lenses——to portray the "night sky." There is also a 70-seat classroom, reading space, and a lobby with exhibitions. Two telescopes are located on a terrace behind the planetarium. The planetarium building cost R$11 million——to construct, and the projector cost R$5 million to purchase.
The planetarium is located at 137 John Speers Street. Several bus routes pass near to the planetarium. It hosts pre-booked school visits on weekdays, and is open to the public on weekends and "some weekdays during school holidays."
Closures※
The planetarium closed in 2007 due to structural problems arising from infiltration, and fungi was discovered on the lens of the projector in 2010. The observation area reopened in 2012, before closing again in January 2013 due to a water leak. The planetarium reopened on 8 May 2016, after repairs costing R$1.2 million. It reopened with revised management, and a branch of the astrophysics school (which is primarily located at the other planetarium in São Paulo).
References※
- ^ "São Paulo – Planetário do Carmo". www.zeiss.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Portal da Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo". www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Planetário do Ibirapuera é reaberto após quase 3 anos fechado para obras". Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Planetário de R$ 16 milhões está fechado na Zona Leste de SP". Parceiro do SP (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 April 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Planetário do Ibirapuera será reaberto no domingo; veja horários de sessões – 22/01/2016 – Cotidiano – Folha de S.Paulo". www1.folha.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Após reforma, planetário do Parque do Carmo é reaberto em São Paulo". São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Planetário do Carmo reabre após 3 anos – São Paulo – Estadão". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Paiva, Thais (10 June 2016). "Planetário do Carmo: a ciência pelo encantamento – Carta Educação". Carta Educação (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2017.
