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UNSW Physics at the Science Festival

Posted on October 28, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The Australian Museum was host to the annual Science Festival that is held over National Science Week. Activities are dedicated towards Primary Students (11 – 13 August), the Community (15 August) and Secondary Students (18 – 20 August). UNSW Physics … Continue reading →

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Robinson Crusoe on Mars

Posted on October 16, 2015 by apsplanetarium

To coincide with the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter this month, Space Place at Carter Observatory are screening Robinson Crusoe on Mars on Wednesday 21st.  What better place to watch this cheesy retro classic sci fi film than a planetarium.  Even … Continue reading →

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Spooktacular returns to Stardome!

Posted on September 9, 2015 by apsplanetarium

For the second year now the 31st October brings Halloween to Stardome with our ‘Spooktacular’ special. Stardome gives way to tombstones, spiders and pumpkins. Children’s activities include some very creepy worms in slime, a good old fashion bob for apple … Continue reading →

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New position available at SciTech Planetarium

Posted on September 8, 2015 by apsplanetarium

Scitech is seeking an innovative and driven person to join their team as the STEM Visualisation Coordinator. Full details of the position can be found here: STEM Visualisation Coordinator

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MIFF returns to the Melbourne Planetarium

Posted on July 17, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The Melbourne International Film Festival is again returning to the Melbourne Planetarium.  This year the planetarium will present two special fulldome showcases. Showcase One – Saturday 1st and Saturday 8th August at 7pm Musica: Why is the Universe Beautiful?, from … Continue reading →

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Starlight wins at the Fulldome Festival in Jena

Posted on June 2, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The Melbourne Planetarium is very pleased to announce that Starlight is joint winner of the prestigious Directors Award at the 2015 Fulldome Festival in Jena.  The jury decided to split the award between Starlight and Habitat Earth produced by the California Academy … Continue reading →

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What will Pluto look like?

Posted on March 5, 2015 by apsplanetarium

Way back in August 2005 I first started working at the Melbourne Planetarium.  I was brought in as an animator on Melbourne Planetarium’s very first, fully-rendered fulldome production ‘The Problem with Pluto’. At that time the debate was still raging … Continue reading →

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APS2015 Group Photo

Posted on February 27, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The conference has now finished, but what a great time we all had.  The weather in Perth was stunning.  After spending the morning in the dome, the planetarians all ventured out into the 38 degree heat for this group photo. … Continue reading →

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New Program for APS Conference

Posted on February 5, 2015 by apsplanetarium

A new program for the APS Conference is now available on the APS2015 Conference page.  This one page program now replaces the draft program contained in the APS2015 Schedule.  As you will see the program is jam packed, making this one … Continue reading →

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APS2015 Registration now open

Posted on January 30, 2015 by apsplanetarium

A new page has been added to the APS website today dedicated to the APS2015 conference.  This page will provide the most up to date information on the conference.  Which means you will no longer need to hunt through individual … Continue reading →

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