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2014 in review

Posted on December 31, 2014 by warikl

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,800 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading →

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Sliding Spring Observatory turns 50

Posted on October 15, 2014 by warikl

**Published on behalf of Jamie Maslen (Planetarium Education Group) The Sliding Springs Observatory (SSO) held its annual StarFest event on the 3-5 October this year. It is now 50 years since the observatory opened in 1964. As part of the … Continue reading →

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Starlight – New Planetarium Show

Posted on August 25, 2014 by warikl

The Melbourne Planetarium is very pleased to announce the launch of our latest fulldome production ‘Starlight’. For thousands of years we have looked to the stars at night in wonder and awe. Their mysteries have inspired curiosity across all cultures … Continue reading →

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MIFF returns to the Melbourne Planetarium for the 5th year

Posted on August 7, 2014 by warikl

The Melbourne International Film Festival is returning to the Melbourne Planetarium again, for the 5th year in a row. This year the planetrium will be screening two different fulldome showcases. Showcase One – Saturday 9 and Friday 15 August, 7 … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Planetarium Presentations at IPS2014

Posted on June 29, 2014 by warikl

During the IPS2014 conference all three attendees from Museum Victoria presented papers. Tanya Hill presented – GAMA: A new astronomical dataset exploring cosmology and galaxy evolutions.  This paper was very well received as Tanya demonstrated how planetariums can now work … Continue reading →

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Vendors Exhibition Hall at IPS2014

Posted on June 27, 2014 by warikl

This year at IPS the Vendors Exhibition area has been staged inside an enormous marquee.  Here are a few photos of the area. Fulldome Pro are the new kids on the block, having only been in business for five years, … Continue reading →

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IPS2014 Opens in Beijing

Posted on June 24, 2014 by warikl

The IPS2014 conference kicked off today at the Beijing Planetarium.  Over 370 delegates from43 countries are attending. Dr Jin Zhu, director of the Beijing Planetarium, officially opened the conference.  It was a lovely ceremony, the highlight for me, was the … Continue reading →

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Macao International Fulldome Festival – Award Winners!

Posted on June 20, 2014 by warikl

The awards for the Macao International Fulldome Festival were announced tonight. And the winners are…. Best Children’s Production Cocomong: A Space Adventure Producer: Metaspace               Best 3D To Space and Back Producer: Sky Skan … Continue reading →

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Macao International Fulldome Festival – Day One

Posted on June 19, 2014 by warikl

The Macao International Fulldome Festival opened with a flourish today. And I must say day one has been an outstanding success. Everything about the festival has been organised with the utmost care, from the printed program through to the excellent … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Hong Kong Space Museum

Posted on June 18, 2014 by warikl

On our way to the Macao International Fulldome Festival, Tanya Hill and I took the opportunity to visit the Hong Kong Space Museum. It is a terrific facility, a 23m dome, with 8K projection. We met with the new curator … Continue reading →

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