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Marietta College Will Have New Digital Planetarium Soon

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2008-07-23 16:33:16 by Jason in News at About Projectors
...planetarium. The Anderson Hancock Planetarium will take up 4400 square feet and will feature a 40 foot diameter dome. The planetarium will cost over $3 million when completed and will feature a state of the art planetarium projection system. The system will use dual projectors to illuminate the 40 foot dome, along with other lighting systems....
 
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Osaka Planetarium is Largest in the World

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2008-07-21 15:21:06 by Jason in News at About Projectors
...planetariums is the Osaka Planetarium. Built in 1937, it remains to be the largest planetarium in the world with a 26.5 meter diameter (86.9 feet). The dome has enchanted and influenced Osakas cultural society since the day it debuted. One of the most famous regulars to the planetarium was Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Atomu, also known as...
 
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Minnesota Planetarium Society Uses ExploraDome While They Wait for New Facility

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2008-08-04 17:43:28 by Jason in News at About Projectors
...Planetarium Society used to have a planetarium of there very own. They would mystify and entrance guests with their programs and state of the art planetarium projection system. In 2002 the Planetarium was torn down to make away for the new Minnesota Library. The Society had no choice but to take their shows on the road. Today they travel with...
 
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Stellarium: Free Desktop 3D Planetarium to View Real-Time Stars & Skies on Windows, Mac or Linux

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2008-01-24 14:57:58 by Abdul Aziz in Tech[dot]Blog
...Planetarium for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux/Unix based PCs. It renders the skies in realtime using OpenGL, which means the skies will look exactly like what you see with your eyes, binoculars, or a small telescope. Before you begin, you need to set the location of your city in the program by selecting it on the map or manually entering the...
 
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Planetarium Uses Digistar II Projection Technology

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2008-05-08 18:38:35 by Tom Limber in News at About Projectors
...Planetarium to mark Longways 50th anniversary, the Flint Cultural Center Corporation plans a Dancing Under the Stars event scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10. Around 60,000 people visited the Planetarium last year for shows and programs. Their projector they use at the planetarium, the Digistar II, which uses Sony projectors, cost a...
 
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Planetarium at UCLA uses Projection Technology

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2008-05-28 19:21:42 by Tom Limber in News at About Projectors
...planetarium. At the planetarium, visitors can view the sky as it would have been at different times in history. During what the department calls special topic shows that occur every Wednesday, graduate students are able to teach visitors about specific topics. In the middle of the planetarium, running the show is a projector that fills the...
 
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Homestar Spa Planetarium

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2008-06-15 20:29:38 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...planetarium toy by introducing a new version that is meant to function in the bathroom while packing in a smaller size. Dubbed the Homestar Spa, this tiny planetarium is shaped like the planet Jupiter and will turn your bathroom into a night wonderland for approximately $70. Of course, at that price you would expect more than just that and...
 
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Planetarium Projector - Homestar

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2008-09-02 20:32:37 by hoser in GadgetGrid
...planetarium. Watch as a crystal-clear, rotating field of 10,000 stars is projected on your ceiling or wall. with random streaking meteors Random streaking meteors Futuristic sphere design with motorized rotation of star fields Two interchangeable hi-res image disks for different starfield views Adjustable projection angles which display up to...
 
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Home Planetarium takes us to the stars from our couch

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2008-09-03 05:40:22 by James in Coolest Gadgets
...Planetarium Projector gives stargazers an amazing view of over 10,000 stars in the comfort of ones own home. And it does it with a few surprises as while a crystal-clear, rotating field of 10,000 stars is projected on your ceiling or wall, everyone so often, watchers are treated random streaking meteors The Planetarium Projector comes in a...
 
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