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Journal of the International Planetarium Society Vol. 41, No. 2 Vol. 41, No. 2 March 2012 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Discovering Orion’s nebula Page 10 Orion Nebula by Rogelio Bernal Andreo (DeepSkyColors.com) Articles June 2012 Vol. 41 No. 2 6 Guest Editorial: A Textbook for Becoming a Planetarian? Sam Storch Executive Editor 10 The curious life of the curious explorer: Nicolas- Sharon Shanks Claude Fabri de Peiresc Jean-Michel Faidit Ward Beecher Planetarium 16 Makeover of India’s Jawahar Planetarium Youngstown State University Piyush Pandey One University Plaza 18 Magic of the otherworld Christine Hogl Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA +1 330-941-3619 20 Six years of the Jena FullDome Festival [email protected] Volkmar Schorcht 22 WPD: A database for planetariums across the world Advertising Coordinator Daniel Audeon Dr. Dale Smith, Interim Coordinator 24 The sun is setting on VGA Jeff Bowen (See Publications Committee on page 3) 28 How we do it: Resizing large numbers of images Membership Adam Thanz Individual: $65 one year; $100 two years 37 Under One Dome: AHHAA Science Centre Institutional: $250 first year; $125 annual renewal Planetarium Margus Aru Library Subscriptions: $45 one year; $80 two years All amounts in US currency Direct membership requests and changes of Columns address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman 62 Book Reviews ...................................April S. Whitt 66 Calendar of Events ..............................Loris Ramponi Back Issues of the Planetarian 38 Educational Horizons ......................... Jack L. Northrup IPS Back Publications Repository 4 In Front of the Console ..........................Sharon Shanks maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair; 42 IMERSA News .....................................Judith Rubin contact information is on next page 48 International News ............................... Lars Broman 68 Last Light ......................................April S. Whitt Index 60 Mobile News ............................Susan Reynolds Button A cumulative index of major articles that have 30 Partycles .......................................Alex Cherman appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue 8 President’s Message ...........................Dave Weinrich through the current issue is available online at 65 Waxing New ....................................Sharon Shanks www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/planetarian_ index.pdf Index of Advertisers Final Deadlines allsky.de .........................................................30 March: January 21 Astro-Tec ........................................................ 9 June: April 21 Audio Visual Imagineering ........................................23 September: July 21 Bays Mountain Productions ........................................51 December: October 21 Bowen Technovation .............................................39 California Academy of Sciences ...................................29 Clark Planetarium/Hansen Dome ..................................67 Associate Editors Denver Museum of Nature & Science ..............................59 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc. ..................................63 Book Reviews Editor-at-Large International April S. Whitt Steve Tidey Lars Broman Evans & Sutherland ........................... 27, outside back cover The Elumenati ...................................................49 Calendar Education Last Light Loris Ramponi Jack Northrup April S. Whitt Global Immersion ................................................. 5 GOTO INC ........................................inside front cover Cartoons IMERSANews Mobile News Alexandre Judith Rubin Susan Button Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. Ltd ................................31 Cherman Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium ...........................65 NSC Creative .....................................................15 R.S.A. Cosmos ..................................... inside back cover On the Cover: Sky-Skan, Inc ......................................33, centerfold, 36 This image of the Orion Nebula, like many of Bernal An- dreo’s astrophotos, has appeared in many places, in- Spitz, Inc. ..........................................19, 41, 45, 47, 57 cluding Astronomy Picture of the Day (apod.nasa.gov) You Can Do Astronomy ............................................ 7 and as my computer’s desktop wallpaper. When it Zeiss, Inc ........................................................43 came time to decide on this issue’s cover, it was easy to select a version of the Orion Nebula that evoked such a sense of art and wonder. I hope that Nicolas- International Planetarium Society home page: Claude Fabri de Peiresc would have approved. You can www.ips-planetarium.org read more about this curious scientist starting on page 10. Planetarian home page: www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian Andreo makes his images available through Creative Commons. You can see more of his work at DeepSky- Guidelines for Contributors and Advertisers: Colors.com. www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/guidelines.html June 2012 Planetarian 1 Affiliate Representatives Association of Brazilian British Association Great Plains Planetarium Rocky Mountain Planetariums of Planetaria Association Planetarium Officers Alexandre Cherman Jenny Shipway Jack Dunn Association Planetário do Rio de Janeiro Planetarium Manager Ralph Mueller Planetarium Rick Greenawald President R. Vice-Governador INTECH Science Centre & University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faulkner Planetarium Dave Weinrich Rubens Berardo, 100 Planetarium 210 Morrill Hall Herrett Center Planetarium Rio de Janeiro RJ Telegraph Way, Morn Hill Lincoln, Nebraska College of Southern Idaho Minnesota State Brazil 22451-070 Winchester, SO2 11H 68588-0375 USA P. O. Box 1238 University-Moorhead +55 (21) 2274-0046 ext. 264 United Kingdom +1 402-472-2641 315 Falls Avenue 1104 7th Avenue South +55 (21) 2529-2149 fax +44 1 962 891916 +1 402-475-8899 fax Twin Falls, Idaho Moorhead alexandre.cherman@ +44 1962 868524 fax [email protected] 83303-1238 USA Minnesota 56563 USA planetario.rio.rj.gov.br JennyShipway@ www.spacelaser.com/gppa +1 208-732-6659 +1 218-477-2969 planetarios.org.br intech-uk.com +1 208-736-4712 fax +1 218-477-5864 fax www.intech-uk.com [email protected] [email protected] www.planetarium.org.uk Italian Association herrett.csi.edu/ Association of of Planetaria faulkner_overview.asp Dutch-Speaking Canadian Association Loris Ramponi Past-President Planetariums/PLANed of Science Centres National Archive of Planetaria Dr. Tom Mason, Director Chris Janssen Ian C. 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