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The Science and Technology Education Innovation Center, previously known as the Science Center of Pinellas County, is an educational institution situated in St. Petersburg, Florida. The center is located on 22nd Avenue North, in West St. Petersburg, near the Tyrone Mall, and spans across 7 acres of land.
Margaret Ewell Dickins Marine Room
In 2000, the Margaret Ewell Dickins Marine Room was inaugurated. The exhibit features numerous aquariums housing marine creatures like the snowflake moray and black sea bass. The most popular attraction is a 600-gallon touch tank where visitors can interact with starfish, horseshoe crabs, guitarfish, slipper lobsters, hermit crabs, and sea urchins.
Carol Samuels Observatory
The Carol Samuels Observatory was opened in 1997. The observatory offers visitors a glimpse into cosmic events and features through a 16-inch Meade telescope. This research-grade telescope is the only one accessible to the public in Pinellas County outside a university setting.
Optical Lab at the Science Center
The Science Center is home to the only optical lab in the southeastern United States where the public can grind telescope mirrors. The lab is managed by the St. Petersburg Astronomy Club, which invites the public to visit the optical lab on Saturdays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to construct a homemade telescope from scratch.
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