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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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Adelaide Planetarium comes to Melbourne

Posted on September 14, 2012 by astrotanya

We had a great treat at the Melbourne Planetarium last night. Paul Curnow from Adelaide Planetarium was visiting and gave a fantastic planetarium lecture entitled “Beneath Australian Skies”. The audience was mainly members of the public but also included many … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Neil Armstrong

Posted on August 31, 2012 by astrotanya

I was sad to hear the recent news that Neil Armstrong had passed away. It was just last week that I had been talking about the Apollo missions to a group of Grade 3 students. It was my son’s class … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Planetarium meets the Morrison Planetarium

Posted on August 13, 2012 by warikl

On our recent trip to IPS, three of us from Museum Victoria, took the opportunity to stop over in San Francisco to visit the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences. One of the largest natural history museums in … Continue reading →

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Experiments with cameras for fulldome

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Paul Bourke

To kick things off I thought I would outline some photography and filming options I have been experimenting with. They generally involve a camera (still or video) along with a fisheye lens. This is certainly not intended to be an … Continue reading →

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MIFF returns to the Melbourne Planetarium

Posted on July 11, 2012 by warikl

The Melbourne International Film Festival returns again to the Melbourne Planetarium to show the latest works in Fulldome Cinema.  Two Fulldome Showcases will be presented on Saturday the 4th of August.  At 7pm for the music lovers there will be … Continue reading →

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APS meeting a success

Posted on July 14, 2011 by apsplanetarium

The APS meeting was quite a success, with around 30 attendees representing almost all of the Australasian planetariums. One particular highlight was seeing all the different ways in which the domes in our region are being used – from serious … Continue reading →

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2011 APS AGM

Posted on May 13, 2011 by apsplanetarium

The 2011 APS AGM will be held at the Melbourne Planetarium from May 14-15. If you are interested in attending, or for further information, please contact the APS President Mark Rigby at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. APS members can … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new APS Blog

Posted on May 13, 2011 by apsplanetarium

Welcome to the new APS Blog

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