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The Hayden Planetarium of New York City can be found in the middle of the Rose Center for Earth and Space. A sphere measuring 87 feet in diameter seems to float within a glass cube in the heart of the center with the upper half constituting the Hayden Planetarium, serving as an ongoing beacon for astrophysical education.
The spacious Space Theater uses a 3D, scientifically accurate map of the universe called the Digital Universe Atlas, maintained by visualization experts and scientists, as the basis for its Space Shows, displaying a hyperrealistic views of galaxies, star clusters, planets, and more.
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