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A visit to the Berlin Planetarium

Posted on November 26, 2013 by warikl

*Posted by warikl on behalf of Monica Zetlin During my September European Holiday, I squeezed in a quick visit to the Zeiss Grossplanetarium in Berlin where I caught up with the newly appointed Head of the Planetarium, Tim Florian Horn. … Continue reading →

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Stardome Upgrade October 2013 – Part Two

Posted on October 1, 2013 by warikl

*Posted by warikl on behalf of the Stardome Observatory & Planetarium Replacing a full rack of servers is not a simple task; many of the servers provide a direct feed to the projectors (four to each projector) through fibre optic … Continue reading →

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Stardome Upgrade October 2013 – Part One

Posted on September 23, 2013 by warikl

*Posted by warikl on behalf of the Stardome Observatory & Planetarium The planetarium industry is constantly evolving; new technologies are being developed to take audiences on more wondrous journeys, and providing presenters with the tools to develop rich stories and … Continue reading →

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Max Valier Observatory

Posted on August 22, 2013 by warikl

Although I have now returned from my recent trip to Italy, I feel remiss that I never included a post on the Max Valier Observatory in South Tyrol. Located about a 10 minute drive from the Planetarium South Tyrol is … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Warsaw

Posted on August 16, 2013 by warikl

Congratulations to the Copernicus Science Centre, who are the successful bidders to host the IPS conference in 2016. Maciej and Monika, did a terrific job in their final presentation for the Heavens of Copernicus Planetarium at the IPS council meeting. … Continue reading →

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Milan Planetarium

Posted on August 14, 2013 by warikl

From the newest planetarium in Italy to the oldest. While the Planetarium South Tyrol has only been open a few weeks, the Milan Planetarium opened in 1930 and was the very first planetarium in Italy. This was my last stop … Continue reading →

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Planetarium South Tyrol

Posted on August 11, 2013 by warikl

The 2013 IPS council meeting took place at the Planetarium South Tyrol. The planetarim is located in the idyllic village of San Valentino just north of Bolzano and has a spectacular view of the Dolomite Mountains. It was delightful to … Continue reading →

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The Grand Daddy of them all

Posted on August 8, 2013 by warikl

The IPS council meeting is scheduled to take place in a few days time in Bolzano. A couple of tours have been organised prior to the meeting including a visit to the famous Deutsches Museum in Munich. The Deutsches Museum … Continue reading →

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Fulldome Showcases at the Melbourne International Film Festival

Posted on July 18, 2013 by warikl

The Melbourne International Film Festival is coming up again soon.  The Melbourne planetarium has again been invited to run Fulldome Showcases that display the best of Fulldome Cinema.  These showcases are always popular.  There are two showcases screening on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Planetarium Upgrade – Part 4

Posted on June 6, 2013 by warikl

..and then there was light! And what a fantastic light it is. On Monday the Melbourne Planetarium re-opened to the public with new projectors and audio. The image looks terrific, it is much brighter, the colors are much more vivid, … Continue reading →

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