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Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium Varna

Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium Varna

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Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium Varna

Name: Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium Varna
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Location: Varna Region, Bulgaria

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August 6, 2023

The first astronomy club in Varna was founded in 1960. Eight years later, on May 22, 1968, the first opened its doors
Bulgarian astronomy - complex, later famous Polish
according to scientist and founder of modern astronomy Nikolaus Kopernkus (Polish Nikolai
Kopernik) was named. The complex in the Varna Sea Garden consists of an observatory and a planetarium. Located here
the only one of the Balkan Peninsula foucault pendulum.
It is a long thread pendulum with a large pendulum mass, with the help of which the rotation of the earth can be clearly demonstrated
can be. The monument to Kopernik at the entrance was designed by Professor L. Dalchev and P
Atanasov built.
From the beginning until 1998, the planetarium was visited by more than 800,000 people.
The Varna City Council then made the decision to reconstruct the building. The reopening after the renovation was
on August 15, 2002. The architecture was made by G. Savakov
modernized. There is one now
Computer room, library and several third floor lecture halls. In the
The observatory has a lens telescope (refractor) 80/1200 mm and a larger telescope of the "Kasegren" type 150/2250 mm
The diameter of the dome is 10.5 m. The Pranetanum can be reached by buses 17A and 20 (bus stop "Festival complex").
Opening hours:
Every Thursday in July and August 2023
5:00 p.m. "Solar System" (for children 5 - 10
years and adults)
7:00 p.m. "Astronomy for everyone." (for children from
10 years and adults)
Checkout is 4:00 p.m
Open at 7:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m
Dear visitors,
The stars are in space in utter
Darkness with a duration of about 60
minutes shown.It takes no less than 5
Minutes for visitors' eyes to adjust to night vision. Opening the hall doors and leaving during the trade fair is not permitted.
Price:
Adults -6 lv.
Pupils, students and seniors - 3 lv.
Children up to 6 years - 2 |v
Contact:
Sea Garden, Primorski park N94
phone: +359 52 684 444
astro-varna.com
(Source: visit.varna.bg/en/planetarium.html)

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Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium Varna

1. Sea Garden (Primorski Park) – Primorski Park loop from Варна

2. View of the Black Sea – Primorski Park loop from Briz

3. Naval Museum Varna – Sea Garden (Primorski Park) loop from Свети Никола

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