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PLANETARIAN Journal of the International Planetarium Society Vol PLANETARIAN Journal of the International Planetarium Society Vol. 29, No.3, September 2000 Articles 6 Sri Lankan Skies and Sir Arthur .................. T. C. Samaranayaka 8 "Davie Dragon and the Planets" (script) ................. Margie Walter Features 21 Reviews ...... ~ ............................................................... April S. Whitt 23 Gibbous Gazette ....................................................... James Hughes 27 Forum: Most Important Equipment? ......................... Steve Tidey 31 What's New ................................................................ Jim Manning 38 International News ..................................................... Lars Broman 44 President's Message ...................................................... Dale Smith 54 Jane's Corner ............................................................. Jane Hastings North America Welcomes a Brilliant NelN Character in Star ShOlNs: Zeiss Fiber Optics With the dawn of the new millenni­ improve the quality of Star Shows for um, visitors of the new planetariums in audiences of the Universarium. They are Oakland, CA and New York City will also offered with the Starmaster, the experience brilliant stars produced by medium planetarium. the Carl Zeiss Universarium fiber optics Quality at the highest level which systems, Invented by Carl Zeiss, the stars you can afford. appear in their natural tiny size, but We will be happy to inform you shine with extraordinary brilliance. about how Carl Zeiss can make sure thaI Come and see this absolute pinnacle you will experience a new experience of projections of stars. Fiber optic systems Star Shows. by Carl Zeiss are not only offered to Seeing Is Believing! Carl Zeiss Planetarium Division In the U.S.& Canada D - 07740 lena cOlltact Pearl Reilly: INS TFlLJf'v'1ENT Telephone: + 49-3641 -64 24 06 1-800-726-8805 Fax: + 49-3641-64 30 23 Fax: 1-504-764-7665 E-mail: planetarium @zeiss.de E·mail: [email protected] Interne!: http://www.zeiss.delplanetariums The Planetarian (ISN 0090-3213) is published quarterly by the International Planetarium Society. ©2000. International Planetarium Society. Inc .. all rights reserved. Opinions expressed e n by authors are personal opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the International Plan­ etarium Society. its officers. or agents. Acceptance of advertisements. announcements. or other Vol. 29, No.3 material does not imply endorsement by the International Planetarium Society. its officers or agents. The Editor welcomes items for consideration for publication. Please consult (or request) September 2000 "Guidelines for Contributors" printed on page 56 in the September 1997 issue and posted at the web site. The Editor reserves the right to edit any manuscript to suit this publication's needs. Executive Editor John Mosley IN E F ERTISER Griffith Observatory 2800 E. Observatory Road Adler Planetarium ......................................................... .. Los Angeles, California 90027 USA Audio Visual Imagineering .......................................... (1) 323-664-1181 daytime phone (1) 323-663-4323 fax Calgary Science Centre .............................................. .. [email protected] Davis Planetarium .......................................................... Advertising ~'V""_"'-II."''''''''_'''' East Coast Control Systems ..................................... .. Sheri Barton Trbovich Evans &: Sutherland ........................................ cover The Clark Foundation PO Box 9007 Goto Optical Manufacturing ............................... Salt Lake City, UT 84109-0007 USA Learning Technologies, Inc. ......................................... (1) 801-725-2771 voice (1) 801-583-5522 fax Miami Space Transit Planetarium ............................... [email protected] Minneapolis Planetarium ............................................ .. Membership Minolta Corporation ................................................... .. Individual: $50 one year; $90 two years Pangolin Laser ...................................... .. Institutional: $200 first year; $100 annual renewal Library Subscriptions: $36 one year R. S. Automation ............................... .. cover Direct membership requests and changes ofaddress Seiler Instruments ............................. cover to the Treasurer /Membership Chairman; see next Sky-Skan, Inc .................................................................... page for address and contact information. Spitz, Inc ........................................................................... I. S. Job Information Service The IPS Job Information Service has moved to the World Wide Web. Please check the 'Jobs" page on the IPS web site: http://www.ips-planetarium.org. sociate s 1d:'c:"1I11oco of the flJU'71n.t.JTnnnn Available from: Lars Broman Richard McColman Charlene Oukes International News Planetechnica IPS Back Publications Repository Susan Reynolds Button Jim Strasenburgh Planetarium Mobile News Network What's New Rochester Museum & Science Center 657 East Avenue Jane G. Hastings Steve Tidey Rochester, NY 14607 Jane's Comer Forum Index James Hughes A cumulative index of major articles that have Gibbous Gazette appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue through the current issue is available on paper ($12 ppd) or disk ($5 ppd) from the Exec. Edi tor. A shortened copy is at the Planetarian web site. Final Deadlines International Planetarium Society WWW AA'-'.aAA ...... March: January 21 June: April21 http://www.ips-planetarium.org September: July 21 December: October 21 Planetarian journal WWW page: http://www.Griffi th0 bs.org/IPSPlanetarian.h tml Vol. 29, No.3, September 2000 Planetarian President Executive Secr4etlltrY turismo /3036/ cconvenciones. htm Dr. Dale W. Smith Lee Ann Hennig, Planetar1UI11 [email protected] BGSU Planetarium Thomas Jefferson High School Physics & Astronomy Dept. 6560 Braddock Road Historian/Photo-Archivist Bowling Green State University Alexandria. 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