Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory
The Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory, or AMPO, also known as the Eastern Florida State College Planetarium and Observatory, was an astronomical observatory and planetarium at Eastern Florida State College in Cocoa, Florida.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: astronomical observatory
- Also known as: “Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory” and “Brevard Community College Cocoa Campus Astronaut Memorial Planetarium Observatory”
- Address: FL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cocoa High School.
Cocoa High School
School
Cocoa High School is in Cocoa, Florida and is part of the Brevard Public Schools District. The principal is Ms. C. Denise Stewart. Cocoa High School is situated 2,300 feet west of Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cocoa West and Cocoa.
Cocoa West
Village
Cocoa West is a census-designated place in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,939 at the 2020 census, up from 5,925 at the 2010 census. Cocoa West is situated 2 miles south of Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory.
Cocoa
Town
Photo: COCOAFL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cocoa is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. Its population was 19,041 at the 2020 United States census, up from 17,140 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cocoa is situated 2½ miles southeast of Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory.
Indianola
Hamlet
Indianola is a historic unincorporated community on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is centered on Indianola Drive, which is about half a mile south of where State Road 528, the Bennett Causeway across the Indian River, enters Merritt Island. Indianola is situated 3 miles east of Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory.
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Brevard, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
28.38507° or 28° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
-80.76213° or 80° 45′ 44″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
76WX96PQ+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 367827367OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد الفلكى و القبه السماويه التذكاريه”
- Italian: “Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory”
- Italian: “Brevard Community College Planetarium and Observatory”
- Japanese: “アストロノート・メモリアル・プラネタリウム・アンド・オブザーヴェトリー”
- Japanese: “宇宙飛行士記念プラネタリウムおよび天文台”
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