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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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Tilt heads North

Posted on May 9, 2014 by warikl

A brand new version of Tilt for the Northern Hemisphere is on the way. The voice recording with the American actors has just wrapped up. Here is a picture of Cole who plays the voice of Max in the Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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ESO’s Director General visits Australia

Posted on February 24, 2014 by astrotanya

This week, Australia welcomes Professor Tim de Zeeuw, Director General of the European Southern Observatory, who will visit various astronomy centres around the country to speak to research astronomers regarding ESO’s current research program and consider perspectives for the coming … Continue reading →

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A visit to the Great Melbourne Telescope

Posted on February 20, 2014 by apsplanetarium

Last Sunday, a group of the APS members took a brief pre-conference tour of the Great Melbourne Telescope restoration project. The group was met by Dr. Richard Gillespie who gave a fascinating and insightful presentation on the history of the … Continue reading →

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APS 2014 – Planetarians in the Sun

Posted on February 18, 2014 by warikl

Day two of the APS2014 and the conference is in full swing. After many hours spent inside the dome all the delegates bravely ventured out into the dazzling sunshine for this group photo. Apologies, to Tanya, who is not in … Continue reading →

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APS – Make an alien competition

Posted on February 17, 2014 by astrotanya

Members of APS have arrived in Melbourne and are enjoying getting together to share ideas and network. A highlight already, is the inaugral APS competition – inspired by the British Association of Planetariums conference. Our President, Warik Lawrance, tasked teams … Continue reading →

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