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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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Melbourne Planetarium Upgrade – Part 3

Posted on May 28, 2013 by warikl

It’s now a case of out with the old and in with the new.  We are now four days into the upgrade and here you can see our six Barco 909 projectors finally removed from the dome and waiting to … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Planetarium Upgrade – Part 2

Posted on May 17, 2013 by warikl

This may just look like a bunch of boxes but they have everyone at the Melbourne Planetarium quite excited. These seven pallets contain all of the computers, projectors, speakers and cabling for our forthcoming upgrade. The installation is only seven … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Planetarium Upgrade

Posted on April 19, 2013 by warikl

In May last year the Victorian State Government committed ongoing funds to support the technology of the Melbourne Planetarium. This funding begins from July 2013. This is really exciting news as it means not only can we upgrade our tired … Continue reading →

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APS 2013 Meeting

Posted on March 14, 2013 by warikl

The APS 2013 is rapidly approaching and promises to be a busy, hectic and fruitful meeting.  It will take place at the upgraded Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium on the 22nd & 23rd of April.  Mark Rigby has done a terrific … Continue reading →

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Tycho is back

Posted on December 21, 2012 by warikl

It is with great delight that we can announce that Tycho has returned to the Scienceworks gift shop.   It has been quite a few years since a Tycho soft toy was available.  Many of the original soft toy Tychos were given away … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Festival

Posted on September 28, 2012 by warikl

The Melbourne Planetarium is pleased to announce that it will be involved with the upcoming Melbourne Festival. On Monday the 15th of October, the planetarium will be screening Lynette Wallworth’s entrancing fulldome film Coral: Rekindling Venus. Australian installation artist Lynette … Continue reading →

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