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Russia / Kazakhstan Trip

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Aussie Starman

Last week, I returned from my latest trip to Russia and my first to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the most recent Soyuz crew launch to the International Space Station. It was a long-time dream to go to Baikonur … 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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Travels in May 2013

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Paul Bourke

As some of you may know I spent the month of May in Hong Kong and China working on various projects, among them a few related to dome work. In my travels this included visits to three very similar planetariums: … 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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Job Opportunity: Perth

Posted on May 27, 2013 by jeffrh

Scitech Discovery Centre in Perth, Western Australia is offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to manage our planetarium, Horizon. Horizon – the Planetarium is a full-dome theatre that provides presentations and programs to attract visitors to Scitech, and … 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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Partial solar eclipse

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Aussie Starman

Here’s a view of the Sun at mid-eclipse this morning (8:58 am) seen from Brisbane using a zoom lens at 250mm. Mark Rigby

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Uluru and the Moon

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Aussie Starman

Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Central Australia with the crescent Moon before sunrise on Wednesday morning (8 May 2013) just two days before the Moon and the Sun ‘kissed’ during today’s solar eclipse. Mark Rigby.

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APS 2013 Group Photo at Brisbane Planetarium

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Aussie Starman

Most of the APS 2013 attendees assembled in front of the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium in Brisbane this week.

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Attendees for APS 2013 at Brisbane Planetarium

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Aussie Starman

We had a great two days of fulldome content, presentations and chatting at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium this week. Many thanks to those who attended from around Australia,  New Zealand, USA and Japan.

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