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Vol. 42, No. 2 June 2013 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Vol. 42, No. 2 June 2013 Journal of the International Planetarium Society The Magic of the Sphere Page 10 New Skies over Montréal Page 20 June 2013 Vol. 42 No. 2 Articles 6 Guest Editorial: Are Planetariums Driven By Their Executive Editor Technology or By Ideas? Phillip Groce Sharon Shanks 10 The Magic of the Atwood Sphere Ward Beecher Planetarium Jean-Michel Faidit, Marvin Bolt Youngstown State University 20 New Skies over Montréal Pierre Chastenay One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA 24 Noesis Planetarium: Space Mission takes kids +1 330-941-3619 on an interactive learning journey Vassilis Matsos [email protected] 26 Stratoscript Compendium Rings Lionel Ruiz 30 These doors open to mathematics Adam Thanz Webmaster 32 Under One Dome: Planetario de Bogota Alan Gould Ian McLennan Holt Planetarium Lawrence Hall of Science 52 Wonderful planetariums, wonderful Ukraine University of California Martin George Berkeley, California 94720-5200 USA 64 John Hault, 1947-2013 +1 510-643-5082 +1 510-642-1055 fax [email protected] Columns Advertising Coordinator 58 Book Reviews ..........................................April S. Whitt Dr. Dale Smith, Interim Coordinator 66 Calendar of Events ......................................Loris Ramponi (See Publications Committee on page 3) 37 Educational Horizons ................................. Jack L. Northrup 4 In Front of the Console .................................Sharon Shanks Membership 38 IMERSA News ............................................Judith Rubin 42 International News. Lars Broman Individual: $65 one year; $100 two years 68 Last Light ..............................................April S. Whitt Institutional: $250 first year; $125 annual renewal 54 Mobile News ...................................Susan Reynolds Button Library Subscriptions: $50 one year; $90 two years 28 Partycles ...............................................Alex Cherman All amounts in US currency 8 President’s Message . Thomas W. Kraupe Direct membership requests and changes of 62 Waxing New ...........................................Sharon Shanks address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman Printed Back Issues of the Planetarian IPS Back Publications Repository maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair; contact information is on next page Index of Advertisers Astro-Tec .......................................................65 Index Audio Visual Imagineering ........................................63 A cumulative index of major articles is available on- Bays Mountain ....................................................18 line at www.ips-planetarium.org/?page=plntrn Clark Planetarium/Hansen Dome ...................................51 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.. 57, 61 Final Deadlines Evans & Sutherland ........................... 47, outside back cover March: January 21 Global Immersion ................................................. 5 June: April 21 GOTO INC ........................................inside front cover September: July 21 Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. Ltd ...............................29 December: October 21 Museum of Science, Boston ........................................17 NSC creative ..................................................... 7 R.S.A. Cosmos ..................................... inside back cover Associate Editors Sky-Skan, Inc ......................................33, centerfold, 36 Book Reviews Education Last Light Softmachine ..................................................27, 59 April S. Whitt Jack Northrup April S. Whitt Spitz, Inc. .....................................................19, 41 Calendar IMERSANews Mobile News Spitz Creative Media .................................. 23, 45, 55, 67 Loris Ramponi Judith Rubin Susan Button You Can Do Astronomy ...........................................25 Cartoons International Zeiss, Inc ........................................................53 Alexandre Lars Broman Cherman On the Cover: The exterior of the Astronomical Theatre (aka “the wooden International Planetarium Society home page: dome”), inside one of the cones that are the hallmarks of the www.ips-planetarium.org new Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium. The cone has skylights and Planetarian home page: the stairs are an access path to the roof of the cone. Photo www.ips-planetarium.org/?page=plntrn by Raymond Jalbert. Story: Page 20 June 2013 Planetarian 1 Affiliate Representatives Association of Brazilian British Association Italian Association Russian Planetariums Planetariums of Planetaria of Planetaria Association Officers Alexandre Cherman Jenny Shipway Loris Ramponi Zinaida P. Sitkova Planetário do Rio de Janeiro Planetarium Manager National Archive of Planetaria Nizhny Novgorod President R. Vice-Governador INTECH Science Centre & c/o Centro Studi e Ricerche Planetarium Thomas W. 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