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March 2016 Planetarian 1 Aff Iliate Representatives Online PDF: ISSN 23333-9063 Vol. 45, No. 1 March 2016 Journal of the International Planetarium Society One Earth Message: Continuing the Legacy Page 14 Executive Editor Sharon Shanks 484 Canterbury Ln Boardman, Ohio 44512 USA +1 330-783-9341 [email protected] March 2016 Webmaster Alan Gould Vol. 45 No. 1 Lawrence Hall of Science Planetarium University of California Articles Berkeley CA 94720-5200 USA [email protected] 7 Mentoring: The gift of ourselves that we give to others Advertising Coordinator Joanne Young Dale Smith (See Publications Committee on page 3) 8 IPS welcomes two new affiliate representatives Membership 10 Guest Editorial: How to grow an audience for your Individual: $65 one year; $100 two years planetarium Mike Murray Institutional: $250 first year; $125 annual renewal Library Subscriptions: $50 one year; $90 two years 12 Solve, evolve, involve…REVOLVE! The IPS 2016 Team All amounts in US currency 14 Messages from the Pale Blue Dot Sharon Shanks Direct membership requests and changes of address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman 16 Before the golden record, there were Pioneer Printed Back Issues of Planetarian golden plaques Sharon Shanks IPS Back Publications Repository 18 The Voyager Golden Record: Humanity Says maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair (See contact information on next page) “Hello” to the Cosmos Renae Kerrigan Final Deadlines March: January 21 22 Special Section: Immerse Yourself June: April 21 September: July 21 24 How Can Simulations Promote Learing in Science? An December: October 21 Exploratory Study to Examine Two Simulation Tools Associate Editors Pamela A. Maher, P.G. Schrader, Book Reviews April S. Whitt Calendar Loris Ramponi James Ormord, Andrew Kerr Cartoons Alexandre Cherman, Chuck Rau 30 Planetariums in the era of VR Julieta Aguilera Data to Dome Mark SubbaRoa Classroom Education Jack Northrup 34 What is 3D Immersive Sound? Charles Morrow Education Committee Jeanne Bishop Fulldome Matters Carolyn Collins Petersen International Lars Petersen 40 Fulldome in the last frontier Last Light April S. Whitt Travis Rector, Jonathan VanBallenberghe Mobile News Susan Reynolds Button 44 The first true 8K planetarium: Houston reaches the stars Presenting Live Karrie Berglund Sound Advice Jeff Bowen Carolyn Sumners 48 Planetariums in India: Domes by the Numbers Jayanta Sthanapati Columns 58 How We Do It: A tactile experience at Rock Creek Park 56 Bard Spiral Chuck Rau 94 Book Reviews April S. Whitt Michael Zwelling 98 Calendar of Events Loris Ramponi 60 Under One Dome: Bangkok Planetarium 62 Data to Dome Mark SubbaRao 80 Celebrating the right to dark skies Eduardo Hernandez 66 Fulldome Matters Carolyn Collins Petersen 86 From the Classdome Jack L. Northrup 96 Tributes: John Burgess 4 In Front of the Console Sharon Shanks 70 International News Lars Petersen 100 Last Light April S. Whitt 82 LIP Service Kerrie Berglund Index of Advertisers 88 Mobile News Susan Reynolds Button 21 Partycles Alex Cherman Astro-Tec .............................................................83 6 President’s Message Joanne Young Audio Visual Imagineering ..............................................43 91 Seeking What Works Jeanne Bishop Brno IPS Fulldome Festival ...............................................45 96 Waxing New Sharon Shanks California Academy of Sciences ........................................ 47 ChromaCove ..........................................................33 Clark Planetarium/Hansen Dome .........................................9 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.. .57 On the Cover: Four spacecraft have already ap- Evans & Sutherland .............................29, 97, Outside back cover proached the limits of our solars system, and GeoGraphics Imaging ...................................................20 the fifth, the New Horizon, is in their wake. GOTO Inc. ..............................................Inside front cover Planetarians have a chance to send humani- Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. Lt. 79 ty’s digital message beyond our neighborhood Magna-Tech Electronic Company. 81 by taking part in the One Earth Message Pro- Metaspace ............................................................93 gram. See more starting on page 14. All imag- Mirage3d .......................................................... 67, 85 es NASA/JPL; background line art ©Can Stock NSC Creative ..........................................................77 Photo Inc. /baoyan. R.S.A. 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Sitkova Foundation CEU Universe Study Techniquest Glyndŵr, National Archive of Planetaria Nizhny Novgorod President Center Glyndŵr University Campus c/o Centro Studi e Ricerche Planetarium Joanne Young Rua Emílio Dalla Déa Filho, s/n. 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