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Dome Under Film Festival Awards

The Dome Under Film Festival is excited to announce all the winners for this year’s festival. Best Art FilmDreamdir. Ari Dykie Best Short FilmMarrga – A Yindjibarndi Story  dir. Dominic Allen Best Children’s FilmHazelnuts – In Search of the Perfect Planetdir. … Continue reading

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Dome Under Festival 2023

The Melbourne Planetarium is excited to announce the return of the Dome Under Festival.  The festival will take place at the Melbourne Planetarium, February 4-5, 2023. The two-day film festival will be a celebration of the fulldome film format and … Continue reading

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Dome Under Festival returns to the Melbourne Planetarium

The Dome Under Festival returns to the Melbourne Planetarium with a brand-new selection of the best fulldome films from around the world. Immerse yourself in the wonder of spectacular fulldome films from around the world. In an exciting international collaboration … Continue reading

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New adventures await for Mark Rigby, Brisbane’s Starman

Congratulations to our friend and colleague, Mark Rigby, as he retires from the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium after 36 years. Mark is a long-standing members of APS and his passion for our Society and for astronomy and space exploration are legendary. … Continue reading

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New Job Opportunity at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Plantarium

There is a new job opening at Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium for the role of Planetarium Venue Manager. https://career10.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=560445&company=BCC closing date 3.3.21

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APS2020 Group Photograph

The APS Conference for 2020 has now finished for another year.  It was great to catch up with everyone and have such a wide array of informative discussions and presentations.  Thanks again to all of our sponsors who can make … Continue reading

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Valentines Day and 30th Anniversary of the Pale Blue Dot

Valentines Day coincides with the 30th Anniversary of the Pale Blue Dot Image. Friday 14th February 8.15pm The iconic Pale Blue Dot is an image of Earth taken from approximately 6 billion kilometers away by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft on … Continue reading

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Dome Under Festival – Award Winners

The Dome Under Festival awards has now completed. The festival jury, Alicia Sometimes, Jack White & Monica Zetlin are pleased to announce the following winners: Best Student Film S is for Episode An inventive, visceral narrative allowing us a deeper … Continue reading

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APS2020 – Program

It is now just four weeks until APS2020. The program for this year is looking excellent with a huge range of talks and presentations. You can find the latest version of the program here:  APS 2020 Program – 200207 Anyone … Continue reading

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Dome Under Festival Program

The program for the Dome Under Festival has now been released and available here: Dome Under Festival_Program 191219 It includes 42 films from 16 different countries and looks a little like:   Single session tickets are now available as well … Continue reading

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