DOST–PAGASA Mindanao Planetarium explained

DOST–PAGASA Mindanao Planetarium
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Location City:El Salvador, Misamis Oriental
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The DOST–PAGASA Mindanao Planetarium, also known as the MPRSD Planetarium, is a planetarium in El Salvador, Misamis Oriental. It is under the Mindanao PAGASA Regional Services Division (MPRSD) of PAGASA of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).[1] It is the first planetarium in Mindanao.

History

The groundbreaking for the DOST–PAGASA Mindanao Planetarium took place on March 15, 2019.[2] Contractor GCMG Construction was the contractor for the project, which was supposed to be completed by November 22, 2019. The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the planetarium project due to it not being finished by that date.

Actual construction work began on February 27, 2020, which was further impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was inaugurated on May 17, 2024.[4]

Facilities

The 755abbr=onNaNabbr=on facility has astronomy galleries, a dome-shaped projection theatre, and an observatory.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DOST PAGASA's Planetarium in Mindanao officially begins business . DOST Region IX . 16 September 2024 . 5 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Groundbreaking of PAGASA Planetarium in Mindanao . PAGASA . 16 September 2024 . 15 March 2019.
  3. News: Rosete . Franck Dick . Quilinguing . Uriel . Mindanao's first and only planetarium opens in Misamis Oriental . 16 September 2024 . Rappler . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240804235507/https://www.rappler.com/philippines/mindanao/mindanao-first-planetarium-opens-misamis-oriental/ . 4 August 2024.
  4. News: Lopez . Virgil . Inside Mindanao's first planetarium . 16 September 2024 . GMA News . 2 July 2024 . en.
  5. News: DOST Pagasa to launch Mindanao's first planetarium . 16 September 2024 . SunStar . SunStar Publishing Inc. . 13 May 2024 . en.