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Vol. 37, No. 1 March 2008 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Vol. 37, No. 1 March 2008 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Geoscience visualization in the dome…Page 6 Articles March 2008 Vol. 37 No. 1 6 A Do-it-Yourself Approach to Fulldome Visualization Tom Kwasnitschka Executive Editor 10 Astronomy’s All Around Us Sharon Shanks Steve Tidey Ward Beecher Planetarium 14 Preparing for IYA with the Astronomical Youngstown State University Society of the Pacific One University Plaza Jim Manning Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA 16 Interactive Exhibition at Kyiv Planetarium, (1) 330-941-3619 Ukraine [email protected] Nataliya Kovalenko 18 The Changes of Meteorological Quantities Advertising Coordinator During Solar Eclipses Chuck Bueter Miloslav Machon 15893 Ashville Lane 21 Minutes of the IPS Council Meeting Granger, Indiana 46530 USA Lee Ann Henning (1) 574-271-3150 [email protected] www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/ratesheet.htm Columns 67 25 Years Ago. Thomas Wm. Hamilton Membership 66 Calendar of Events. .Loris Ramponi Individual: $50 one year; $90 two years 31 Digital Frontiers. Ed Lantz Institutional: $200 first year; $100 annual renewal 36 Educational Horizons . Steve Tidey Library Subscriptions: $36 one year 38 Forum. .Gary Lazich Direct membership requests and changes of 41 General Counsel . Christopher S. Reed address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman 65 Gibbous Gazette. .James P. Hughes 5 In Front of the Console . .Sharon Shanks Back Issues of the Planetarian 43 International News. Lars Broman IPS Back Publications Repository maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair; 68 Last Light . April S. Whitt contact information is on next page 50 Mobile News. .Susan Reynolds Button 54 NASA Space Science News. .Anita M. Sohus Index 28 Past President’s Message . Martin George A cumulative index of major articles that have 25 President’s Message . Susan Reynolds Button appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue 57 Reviews. .April S. Whitt through the current issue is available online at 61 What’s New. John Schroer www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/planetarian_ index.pdf Index of Advertisers Final Deadlines allsky.de . 52 March: January 21 Astronomy for All. .40 June: April 21 Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc . .53 September: July 21 Bays Mountain Planetarium. 20 December: October 21 Clark Planetarium . 33 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.. .59 Associate Editors Evans & Sutherland . outside back cover Galileo’s Telescope . 42 25 Years Ago General Counsel NASA Space Thomas Hamilton Christopher Reed News Global Immersion. 5 Anita Sohus GOTO INC . .56 Calendar Loris Ramponi Gibbous Gazette Reviews Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. Ltd . 49 James Hughes April S. Whitt Learning Technologies, Inc . 64 Digital Frontiers Last Light What’s New Mirage3D. 29 Ed Lantz April S. Whitt John A. Schroer R.S.A. Cosmos . inside back cover International Education Lars Broman Rudinec & Associates . 27 Steve Tidey Scott Electric. 17 Mobile News Forum Susan Button Sky-Skan, Inc . centerfold, 46, 63 Gary Lazich Spitz, Inc. 58 White Tower Media. 15 Zeiss, Inc. inside front cover International Planetarium Society home page: www.ips-planetarium.org Planetarian home page: On the Cover: Author Tom Kwasnitschka, his supervisor, and the construction support www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian team during a preliminary projection alignment test using the Uniview platform inside his do-it-yourself dome project. The story begins on page 6. Photo by author. Guidelines for Contributors and Advertisers: www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/ guidelines.html March 2008 Planetarian 1 Affiliate Representatives Association of British Italian Rocky Mountain Brazilian Association of Planetaria’s Friends Planetarium Officers Planetariums Planetaria Association Association Alexandre Cherman Dr. Tom Mason Loris Ramponi Dan Neafus President Planetário do Rio de Janeiro Armagh Planetarium National Archive of Planetaria Manager, Gates Planetarium Susan Reynolds Button R. 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