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THE PLANETARI N Vol THE PLANETARI N Vol. 16, No.2, April 1987 Articles 8 Teaching Astronomy Long Distance ............................ Elizabeth Wasiluk 10 Starframes in the Planetarium ................................................... Ben Mayer 12 Confessions of a Space Popularizer...................................... Jim Loudon 16 The World's Planetarians Meet in Sweden in 1990........... Lars Broman 19 Of Star Shows and Space Theaters: An Assessment. ..... Arthur Barton 21 Observing the Re-Entry of a Rocket: A Lesson ................... John Meader 24 Skyline: Tips on Observing the Twilight Sky .......... ~ ..... David Rosenthal Features 28 Forum .......................................................................................................Editor 31 Computer Corner................................................................... Keith Johnson 33 Kodalith Corner .....................................................................Tim W. Kuzniar 36 Planetarium Usage for Secondary Students ................ Gerald L. Mallon 49 What's New ...............................................................................Arthur Barton 50 Dr. Krockter ................................................................................... Norm Dean 51 Universe at Your Fingertips ............................................... Andrew Fraknoi 54 Planetarium Lifeline: Hayden Planetarium .................... David H. Menke 59 Gibbous Gazette .....................................................................John Wharton 62 Regional Roundup ...... ,; ............................................................ Steven 66 Focus on Education .......................................................... Mark S. Sonntag 67 President's Message ............................................. ~ .. Von Del Chamberlain 68 Book Reviews ...................................................... Carolyn Collins Petersen 70 Jane's Corner ....................................................................Jane G. Hastings The Planetarian (ISN 0090-3213) is published quarterly by the Intenlat],on,aJ The Planetarian Planetarium Society under the auspices of the Publications Committee. ©1987, International Planetarium Society, Inc., all rights reserved. Vol. 16, No.2 April 1987 PUBUCATIONS CHAIRPERSON Carolyn Collins Petersen Loch Ness Productions P.O. Box 3023 Executive Editor Boulder, Colorado 80307 John Mosley ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Griffith Observatory Suzanne Gurion 2800 E. Observatory Rd. Griffith Observatory Los Angeles, Calif. 90027 2800 East Observatory Road 213-664-1181 Los Angeles, California 90027 CompuServe 74156,473 213- 664-1181 Associate Editors TREASURER AND MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Mark C. Petersen Arthur Barton Loch Ness Productions What's New P. O. Box 3023 Frances Downey Boulder, Colorado 80307 Sky Notes INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSffiP COORDINATOR Andrew Fraknoi Thomas Hocking Universe at Your Fingertips 4201 University Drive, Suite 102 Jane G. Hastings Durham, North Carolina 27707 Jane's Corner Dues: $125 first year; $50 annual renewal" Keith Johnson MEMBERSffiP CATEGORIES Computer Corner Individual Membership: Tim Kuzniar U.S. (3rd class bulk mail): $34 Kodalith Corner Other North America (lst class): $5 postage supplement Overseas Atlantic (lst class): $5 postage supplement Gerald L. Mallon Overseas Pacific (lst class): $8 postage supplement Secondary Students (Library Subscriptions: $24 with same postal supplement as above) Jordan Marche Script Section I. P. S. JOB INFORMAnON SERVICE To receive word of new position openings in the planetarium Eric Melenbrink field, send up to six self-addressed stamped envelopes to: Creative Corner Donald Hall, Director David Menke Strasenburgh Planetarium Planetarium Lifeline P.O. Box 1480 Rochester, New York 14603 Steve Mitch Regional Roundup BACK ISSUES OF THE PLANETARIAN Carolyn Collins Petersen Beginning with Vol. 14, No.4, individual copies are $6.00 each. Book Reviews All previous issues are $1.00 each from: Charlene Dukes, IPS Back Publications Repository Sheldon Schafer Strasenburgh Planetarium Consumer Concerns P.O. Box 1480 Mark S. Sonntag Rochester, New York 14603 Focus on Education John Wharton The Planetarian is designed and typeset at the Griffith Observatory. Gibbous Gazette Printing by Victory Printing and Graphics, Van Nuys, California. The Planetarian, Vol. 16, No.2, April 1987 3 President Treasurer &; Membership Chairman Elections Committee Chairman Von Del Chamberlain Mark C. Petersen ThomasStec Hansen Planetarium Loch Ness Productions Central Bucks East High School 15 South State Street P.O. Box 3023 Holicong and Anderson Roads Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 USA Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA Buckingham, Pennsylvania 18912 USA 801-538-2104 303-455-0611 215-794-5856 Presid en t-Elect 1988 Conference Chairpersons Awards Committee Chairman Terence Murtagh Ken Wilson and Eric Melenbrink Bruce Dietrich The Planetarium Armagh Universe Planetarium Reading School District Planetarium College Hill, Armagh 2500 West Broad Street 1211 Parkside Drive South Northern Ireland, U. K. BT61 9DB Richmond, Virginia 23220 USA Reading, Pennyslvania 19611 USA 0861-524-725 804-257-0211 215-371-5856 Past-President 1990 Conference Chairman Alan J. Friedman Lars Broman New York Hall of Science Framtidsmuseet 47-01 111th Street Box 22 5-791, 21 Corona, New York 11368 USA Falun, Sweden 718-699-0005 023-181-60 Executive Secretary Historian Dr. Gerald Mallon, Ed.D. Paul R. Engle, Planetarium 204 Haws Avenue University of Arkansas at Little Rock Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401 USA 33rd & University Avenue 215-631-9403 (office) Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 USA 215-277-8767 (home) 501-569-3259 Association of Mexican Planetari- Great Plains Planetarium Associa- Planetarium Association of ums (AMPAC) tion (GPPA) Canada (PAC) Gabriel Munoz Roger Reede Ian McGregor Planetario de Morelia Southwest State University McLaughlin Planetarium Ventura Puente y Ticateme Marshall, Minnesota 56258 USA 100 Queens Park Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico 58070 507-537-6196 Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6 Canada 451-4-24-65 416-586-5736 Middle Atlantic Planetarium B.ritish Association of Planetari- Society (MAPS) Rocky Mountain Planetarium ums (BAP) Thomas Stec Association (RMPA) Terence Murtagh Central Bucks East High School Carolyn Collins Petersen The Planetarium Armagh Holicong and Anderson Roads Loch Ness Productions College Hill, Armagh Buckingham, Pennsylvania 18912 USA P. O. Box 3023 Northern Ireland, U.K. BT619DB 215-794-7481 Boulder, Colorado 80307 USA 0861-524-725 303-455-0611 Nordic Planetarium Network European/Mediterranean Plane- (NPN) Southeastern Planetarium tarium Association (EMPA) Lars Broman Association (SEP A) Dennis Simopoulos Framtidsmuseet John Hare Eugenides Planetarium Box 22 5-791, 21 Bishop Planetarium Syngrou Avenue-Amfithea Falun, Sweden 201 10th Street West Athens, Greece 023-181-60 Bradenton, Florida 33505 USA 94-111-81 303-455-0611 Pacific Planetarium Association Great Lakes Planetarium Associa- (PPA) Southwestern Association of tion (GLPA) Larry Toy Planetariums (SWAP) Sheldon Schafer Chabot College Planetarium John C. Pogue Lakeview Museum Planetarium 25555 Hesperian Blvd. South Grand Prairie High School 1125 West Lake Avenue Hayward, California 94545 USA 301 Warrior Trail Peoria, Illinois 61614 415-786-6881 Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 USA 309-686-6682 214-264-4731 ext. 61 4 1987 aid the smaller planetariums. However, no matter how much expensive equipment a planetarium its most important asset is the staff. Letters David H .................. ,'1;. New Britain, Connecticut to tlie Editor: In order to present the public program Islands in f£ditor Sky (copyright 1985, Hansen Planetarium, Salt Lake County, Utah) at the North Museum, I found it neces­ Editor: sary to shorten it somewhat. On weekend afternoons, our successive shows are presented on the hour, and the Of the many wonderful things that came from the soundtrack's 46-minute length would not have !3llr\TA7£~rtI October, 1986 GPP A/RMPA Conference in St. Louis, one us ample time to reset equipment and answer questions certainly was the panel discussion of big dome vs. from the audience. little dome. A number of salient points were made: do large planetariums know or understand the problems of I am hesitant to try and alter any finished sound­ small planetariums? Are the roles of the two types of track for fear of breaking the program's continuity. planetariums the same? Isn't there a large difference Another problem comes in making such a change invisi­ between the often part-time planetarium director at ble (or, more accurately, "inaudible") to the listener. the small facility and the full-time director at the Nowhere in the beginning or ending of the script could large one? this alteration be sensibly done, but I have found a short section, about 4m 15s long, where the change is Interestingly, in each of my 1983 and 1985 Planetari­ hardly noticeable. This information is shared so um Directors surveys, a large number of directors of the that it may be of use to others in similar circumstances. smaller planetariums replied that since they were in charge of small institutions, their data would skew Part IV of the script, beginning on page 15 ("A the results, and are really not representative of the dar system ... "), is preceded by a short pause, .................. ,'!". planetarium field. Since MOST planetariums are an ideal location to start the splice. About the next small, one would be more correct to believe that data three pages are deleted (covering the meeting from larger planetariums
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