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• PLANETARIUM PROJECTOR UPDATE

The update of the operating software and the increased computing power form the basis for significantly expanded outreach and education work. This allows a wider range of real films and live streams to be shown on the dome and unique cultural experiences, such as concerts or 3D radio plays, to be staged. Spitz and E&S theaters deliver breathtaking experiences to hundreds of millions around the globe. We design, fabricate, program, and create content for dome theaters and dome classrooms around the world. Together, these top-of-the-line projection instruments display unparalleled images of the night sky and full-dome planetarium films onto a 40-foot suspended dome ceiling for an audience of up to 100 people. Spitz and Evans & Sutherland pioneered the planetarium and immersive computer graphics fields. For big screen/flatscreen projection, a high-brightness LCD video system projects brightly from the. The planetarium has permanent seats for 87 people and 3 wheelchair spaces. The planetarium dome is 44 feet in diameter. In addition to the installation of the new laser projectors, the audio system will be replaced by a 3D audio system that is unique in Switzerland, optimisations will be made to the concert stage in the middle of the hall and new lighting will be installed. The planetarium itself consists of a Zeiss Skymaster ZKP-4 LED/fiber-optic star projector coupled with the Zeiss Velvet Projection System. The ground was broken for the Calusa Nature Center Planetarium in May 1984, and construction was completed in December 1986. The first modern electromechanical planetarium projector was built by the German optical. The Planetarium success story now continues. At the heart of every planetarium theatre is the projection instrument. It is one of the most innovative facilities of its kind in the world. The Swiss Museum of Transport Planetarium specialises in real-time visualisations of scientific data and presentations of live shows that are unique in the world. The digital technology installed at that time allows you to interactively explore the universe and the Earth with all its facets. The last renovation of the planetarium was eight years ago. The virtual climbing experience on the Matterhorn.Anniversary: 175 years of swiss rail transport.TELUS World of Science – Edmonton is grateful to the Edmonton Heritage Council and the numerous individual donors who provided funding for this project. The Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium was the first public planetarium in Canada and opened on September 22, 1960. The original Spitz A2 projector from the Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium is also on display alongside Sophie. See how our planetarium technology has evolved over the years, to now what is one of the best viewing experiences in the world, in the Zeidler Dome Theatre. Take a look at the 16 lenses that once helped create the starfield backdrop on the planetarium dome. Manufactured in Jena, East Germany, the projector was one of the first computer-controlled star projectors anywhere in the world.

Now you can see it, up close! Sophie was installed in the planetarium in 1984, just a few months before the doors opened to the new Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (ESSC).

It is a piece of our history you may not have gotten a good look at before. When you visit TELUS World of Science – Edmonton, you will notice a new interesting object at the base of the Zeidler Dome staircase: the Zeiss Star Projector, nicknamed “Sophie”.