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The 86-ton retractable roof at Starlight Theater consists of six stainless-steel-clad, cantilevered panels, which are 36 feet wide and 42 feet long. The center tips of the panels rotate up to the open position, rising over 24 feet, in sequence, to the sound of the orchestra.
Each panel is rotated around a torque tube by a 50-ton jackscrew powered by a 5-horsepower electric motor. The jackscrew extends to rotate the panel up to the open position, and retracts to rotate it back down to the closed position.
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