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UNSW Physics at the Science Festival

Posted on October 28, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The Australian Museum was host to the annual Science Festival that is held over National Science Week. Activities are dedicated towards Primary Students (11 – 13 August), the Community (15 August) and Secondary Students (18 – 20 August). UNSW Physics … Continue reading →

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Deadline for submitting IPS abstracts has been extended

Posted on October 21, 2015 by warikl

The IPS 2016 conference is now approaching.  The deadline for submitting abstracts to the conference has now been extended until the 26th of October 2015, 23.59 UTC. Proposals can be submitted on-line via registration form on the website http://www.ips2016.org/.   In the program section … Continue reading →

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Robinson Crusoe on Mars

Posted on October 16, 2015 by apsplanetarium

To coincide with the conjunction of Mars and Jupiter this month, Space Place at Carter Observatory are screening Robinson Crusoe on Mars on Wednesday 21st.  What better place to watch this cheesy retro classic sci fi film than a planetarium.  Even … Continue reading →

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DomeLab Workshop, Oct 23 2015

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Paul Bourke

DOMELAB WORKSHOP OCT 23 2015

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Spooktacular returns to Stardome!

Posted on September 9, 2015 by apsplanetarium

For the second year now the 31st October brings Halloween to Stardome with our ‘Spooktacular’ special. Stardome gives way to tombstones, spiders and pumpkins. Children’s activities include some very creepy worms in slime, a good old fashion bob for apple … Continue reading →

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New position available at SciTech Planetarium

Posted on September 8, 2015 by apsplanetarium

Scitech is seeking an innovative and driven person to join their team as the STEM Visualisation Coordinator. Full details of the position can be found here: STEM Visualisation Coordinator

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Sneak preview

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Paul Bourke

Here is a sneak preview of our new touring dome in the assembly/test area in Germany and currently in boxes on its way to UNSW, Sydney. Just sitting on boxes in this photo, but eventually it sits on legs raising the … Continue reading →

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Fiske Fulldome Festival

Posted on August 17, 2015 by warikl

While my previous post announced the award winners of the Fiske Fulldome Festival, I did not have the opportunity to provide more detail about the festival itself.    It was a three day fulldome festival, which focused solely on content, there … Continue reading →

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Fiske Fulldome Film Festival – Award Winners

Posted on August 16, 2015 by warikl

The Fiske Fulldome Festival finished tonight with their Awards Night.  It has been a fantastic festival and Thor and the team at Fiske have done a magnificent job. Five awards were given out and they went to: Best of Show … Continue reading →

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The Charles Hayden Planetarium

Posted on August 14, 2015 by warikl

  After attending the IPS Council meeting in Montreal, I took the opportunity to visit the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science (MOS) in Boston.  This was a particularly interesting visit for me, the Charles Hayden Planetarium is of … Continue reading →

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