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Vol. 41, No. 4 December 2012 Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 Journal Of Vol. 41, No. 4 December 2012 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 Articles 6 Guest Editorial: When Teaching Astronomy, Keep Your December 2012 Vol. 41 No. 4 Feet on the Ground Ray Worthy 14 Can lessons designed with Gestalt laws of visual Executive Editor perception improve students’ understanding Sharon Shanks of phases of the moon? Michele Wistisen Ward Beecher Planetarium 24 Re-imagining the Realm of Light Dan Neafus Youngstown State University 28 Bringing fulldome world to Rio One University Plaza Luís Guilherme, Haun Rafael Drelich Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA 30 The trouble is in your set after all Jeff Bowen +1 330-941-3619 [email protected] IPS Special Section 32 Minutes of the IPS Council Meeting, Baton Rouge Advertising Coordinator Lee Ann Henning Dr. Dale Smith, Interim Coordinator 35 The New IPS Website Alan Gould (See Publications Committee on page 3) 41 Call for IPS Award and Fellow Nominations Lars Broman 45 Under One Dome: Erie Planetarium Jim Gavio Membership 49 Triad Categories Adam Thanz Individual: $65 one year; $100 two years 54 Bugs help tell the story of trees Christoph Brandl Institutional: $250 first year; $125 annual renewal 43 Preserving manuscripts that preserve the roots of African Library Subscriptions: $45 one year; $80 two years astronomy All amounts in US currency 72 George David Millard, 1961-2012 Direct membership requests and changes of 72 Linton Pitluga, 1943-2012 address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman Back Issues of the Planetarian Columns IPS Back Publications Repository 68 Book Reviews ..........................................April S. Whitt maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair; 74 Calendar of Events ......................................Loris Ramponi contact information is on next page 48 Educational Horizons ................................. Jack L. Northrup 4 In Front of the Console .................................Sharon Shanks Index 50 IMERSA News ............................................Judith Rubin A cumulative index of major articles that have 56 International News. Lars Broman appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue 76 Last Light ..............................................April S. Whitt through the current issue is available online at 66 Mobile News ...................................Susan Reynolds Button www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/planetarian_ 54 Partycles ...............................................Alex Cherman index.pdf 42 Past President’s Message ..................................Tom Mason 10 President’s Message ...................................David Weinrich 70 Waxing New ...........................................Sharon Shanks Final Deadlines March: January 21 June: April 21 September: July 21 Index of Advertisers December: October 21 Astro-Tec .......................................................75 Audio Visual Imagineering .....................................23, 53 Clark Planetarium/Hansen Dome ...................................51 Associate Editors Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. ...................................61 Evans & Sutherland ........................... 29, outside back cover Book Reviews Editor-at-Large International Global Immersion ................................................. 5 April S. Whitt Steve Tidey Lars Broman GOTO INC ........................................inside front cover Calendar Education Last Light Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. Ltd ...............................43 Loris Ramponi Jack Northrup April S. Whitt Museum of Science, Boston ........................................11 Cartoons IMERSANews Mobile News Navitar ...........................................................21 Alexandre Judith Rubin Susan Button Cherman NSC Creative ....................................................47 Planetarium Hamburg ............................................ 33 R.S.A. Cosmos ..................................... inside back cover Softmachine ................................................... 9, 31 On the Cover: Sky-Skan, Inc ......................................37, centerfold, 40 “For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of Spitz, Inc. .......................................... 19, 27, 44, 71, 73 service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next You Can Do Astronomy ...........................................42 time you walk outside on a clear night and see the Zeiss, Inc ........................................................55 moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.” International Planetarium Society home page: “I think we're going to the moon because it's in the www.ips-planetarium.org nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul...we're required to do Planetarian home page: these things just as salmon swim upstream.” www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012 Guidelines for Contributors and Advertisers: www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/guidelines.html December 2012 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 Dave Weinrich Rubens Berardo, 100 Planetarium Serafino Zani Revolutsionnja Street 20 Planetarium Rio de Janeiro RJ Telegraph Way, Morn Hill via Bosca 24, C.P. 104 603002 Nizhny Minnesota State Brazil 22451-070 Winchester, SO2 11H I 25066 Lumezzane Novgorod, Russia University-Moorhead +55 (21) 2274-0046 ext. 264 United Kingdom (Brescia) Italy +7 831 246-78-80 1104 7th Avenue South +55 (21) 2529-2149 fax +44 1 962 891916 +39 30 872 164 +7 831 246-77-89 fax Moorhead alexandre.cherman@ +44 1 962 868524 fax +39 30 872 545 fax [email protected] Minnesota 56563 USA planetario.rio.rj.gov.br JennyShipway@ [email protected] www.apr.planetariums.ru +1 218-477-2969 planetarios.org.br intech-uk.com [email protected] +1 218-477-5864 fax www.rio.rj.gov. www.intech-uk.com www.planetari.org Society of German- [email protected] br/planetario www.planetarium.org.uk Speaking Planetaria Japan Christian Theis Past-President Association of Canadian Association Planetarium Society Planetarium Mannheim Dutch-Speaking of Science Centres Kaoru Kimura Dr. Tom Mason, Director Wilhelm-Varnholt-Allee 1 Planetariums/PLANed Japan Science Foundation Armagh Planetarium Ian C. 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