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Wambelong Fire (Coonabarabran)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by astrotanya

Like me, I’m sure many of you have also been following the fire that went through Siding Spring Observatory and surrounds. It was particularly tough knowing it was almost 10 years ago to the day, that fires destroyed the Mt … Continue reading →

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State of the Dome

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Aussie Starman

Here are a couple of images from yesterday afternoon showing the state of the Brisbane Planetarium’s Cosmic Skydome a week after closing for major upgrades. All of the seats and floor carpet have gone, along with the console, 12.5m diameter … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Skydome Disassembly Underway

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Aussie Starman

Two hectic days into the Brisbane Planetarium’s shutdown for upgrading the facility, the Cosmic Skydome has been stripped of projectors, LED lighting units, console, much of the cabling, seats and carpet. Displays in the foyer and gallery have been largely … Continue reading →

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Recent Brisbane Planetarium News

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Aussie Starman

Apart from being busy preparing for the biggest upgrade since the opening of the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium in 1978, Planetarium staff members were involved for the first time in the Brisbane International Film Festival during late November on a … Continue reading →

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Brisbane Planetarium Upgrade

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Aussie Starman

The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium will be closing from Wednesday, 9 January 2013 and re-opening to the public on Easter Saturday, 30 March 2013. During this time, the Planetarium’s Cosmic Skydome projection dome will be replaced, a Megastar-IIB optical star … 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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Eclipse Megamovie Project

Posted on November 1, 2012 by astrotanya

Hope everyone is gearing up for Australia’s solar eclipse. It’ll be my first chance of totality, so I’ve got fingers crossed that the clouds will stay away. I wanted to let you know about the Eclipse Megamovie Project. It’s about using … Continue reading →

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Fisheye filming

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Paul Bourke

Further to my earlier post on filming with the Red Scarlet and fisheye lens, we finally took it out on the road. The following with the gorilla mount is my favourite shot since it looks so parasitic on the front … Continue reading →

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Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium in 1977

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Aussie Starman

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium in 1977

Thirty five years ago, this was the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium under construction in Brisbane. It was officially opened on 24 May 1978.

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APS 2013 Meeting Preliminary Notice

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Aussie Starman

During the first three months of 2013, the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium will undergo a major upgrade, which will culminate with APS 2013 on either the weekend of 23/24 March or the Sunday/Monday, 24/25 March. APS members will preview the … Continue reading →

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