Planetario Digital José Castro Mendivil | |
 The planetarium within the complex | |
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| Established | 23 April 1960 (1960-04-23) |
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| Location | Morro Solar |
| Type | Planetarium |
| Founder | Peruvian Astronomy Association |
| Curator | Javier Ramírez[1] |
| Website | www |
José Castro Mendivil Digital Planetarium (Spanish:Planetario Digital José Castro Mendivil), also known simply as theMorro Solar Planetarium (Spanish:Planetario del Morro Solar), is aplanetarium andsite museum dedicated toastronomy in theMorro Solar ofChorrillos District, Lima, Peru. It is named after the engineer who designed it.[2]
It is administered by thePeruvian Astronomy Association (Spanish:Asociación Peruana de Astronomía,APA), founded on August 15, 1946,[3] and then headed by Peruvian astronomerVíctor Estremadoyro Robles [es].[2] Besides its 360° theatre, it also features remnants of theBattle of San Juan during theWar of the Pacific.[4]
Thefirst stone was placed at 1 p.m. by Peruvian astronomer and head of the Peruvian Astronomy AssociationVíctor Estremadoyro Robles [es], during a ceremony that took place on February 19, 1954, three years after thePeruvian government granted the terrain for the building's construction.[2] It was formally inaugurated on April 23, 1960.[2]
In 1968, construction of anobservatory began, with theAstronomical League of the United States donating aSchmidt–Cassegrain telescope. The building's iron dome was designed by theindustrial service of thePeruvian Navy, with the entire complex having a cost of US$62,800.[2]
In 2013, a digital projector was added to the planetarium.[2][5]
In 2018, the APA donated three bronze plaques to replace the ones stolen at the nearbyMonument to the Unknown Soldier.[6]
12°10′09″S77°02′01″W / 12.16929°S 77.03348°W /-12.16929; -77.03348
