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IPS2018 winner announced

Posted on August 8, 2015 by warikl

As you know their were four sites, bidding to host the 2018 IPS Conference: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Edmonton, Canada Toulouse, France Arlington, Texas, USA After a hotly contested bidding process I am able to announce the winner is Toulouse, France. … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Hayden Planetarium

Posted on August 6, 2015 by warikl

On my way to attend the IPS Council meeting in Montreal, I took the opportunity to visit the Hayden Planetarium in New York at the American Museum of Natural History. The American Museum of Natural History is massive, one of … Continue reading →

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Announcing APS 2016 – Wellington, New Zealand

Posted on July 31, 2015 by warikl

I am very pleased to announce that the 2016 APS Conference will be taking place at the Space Place at Carter Observatory in Wellington, New Zealand on the 4th & 5th of April.  This is exciting as it will be … Continue reading →

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Science, Art and Beyond!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Ballarat Municipal Observatory and Museum

These past 6 months have been exciting for the Ballarat Observatory. Earlier in the year, one of our team members put in a proposal for a light installation in Ballarat during the Ballarat Laneways Festivak, which was accepted! Being the … Continue reading →

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Linking Brisbane Planetarium to the World

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Aussie Starman

The evening of Tuesday, 14 July 2015, was a first for the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium and a handful of others with a live linkup orchestrated by the American Museum of Natural History in New York for coverage and interaction … Continue reading →

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MIFF returns to the Melbourne Planetarium

Posted on July 17, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The Melbourne International Film Festival is again returning to the Melbourne Planetarium.  This year the planetarium will present two special fulldome showcases. Showcase One – Saturday 1st and Saturday 8th August at 7pm Musica: Why is the Universe Beautiful?, from … Continue reading →

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New Horizons Live! Destination Pluto!

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Aussie Starman

Tonight, the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium will be part of a global internet program for the close encounter with Pluto and its moons by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. This presentation has been worked on for many months by our friends … Continue reading →

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Science Centre and Planetarium Wollongong’s Astronomy Discovery Night

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Amanda Kruger

At the end of May, The Science Centre and Planetarium held its Astronomy Discovery night. On the discovery nights, we open up outside of normal opening hours and run planetarium shows and live astronomy presentations, have telescopes set up, and … Continue reading →

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Sydney Observatory Manager Position

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Aussie Starman

Just in case some of you are not aware, the position of Manager for Sydney Observatory was advertised recently and applications close on 10 June 2015. — Mark Rigby https://jobsnsw.taleo.net/careersection/all_jobs/jobdetail.ftl?job=00003N21

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Starlight wins at the Fulldome Festival in Jena

Posted on June 2, 2015 by apsplanetarium

The Melbourne Planetarium is very pleased to announce that Starlight is joint winner of the prestigious Directors Award at the 2015 Fulldome Festival in Jena.  The jury decided to split the award between Starlight and Habitat Earth produced by the California Academy … Continue reading →

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