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PLAN ETAR IAN Journal of the International Planetarium Society Vol. 30, No.2, June 2001 Articles 4 The Great Copernican Cliche ........................... Dennis Danielson 11 Chabot Planetarium: Learning from Experience ... Richard Smith Features 16 Reviews ...................................................................... April S. Whitt 20 Mobile News Network ............................................. Susan Button 24 What's New ................................................................ Jim Manning 28 Forum: Script Writing .................................................. Steve Tidey 33 International News ..................................................... Lars Broman 37 President's Message .............................................. Martin Ratcliffe 40 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. ©2001. International Planetarium Society, Inc., all rights reserved. Opinions expressed e 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. 30, No.2 material does not imply endorsement by the International Planetarium Society. its officers or agents. The Editor welcomes items for consideration for publication. Please consult "Guidelines June 2001 for Contributors" at http://www.GriffithObs.org/IPSGuidelines.html (or request a copy by mail). The Editor reserves the right to edit any manuscript to suit this publication's needs. Executive AJlUUllI.'IU'JI. John Mosley IN E F E R E Griffith Observatory 2800 E. Observatory Road Adler Planetarium .......................................................... Los Angeles, California 90027 USA (1) 323-664-1181 daytime phone Audio Visual Imagineering .......................................... (1) 323-663-4323 fax Calgary Science Centre ............................................... [email protected] Conceptron Associates .............................................. .. Advertising Coordinator East Coast Control Systems ....................................... Robert]. Bonadurer Evans & Sutherland ........................................ cover Director, Minneapolis Planetarium 300 Nicollet Mall Goto Optical Manufacturing ............................. .. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 USA Learning Technologies, Inc. ......................................... (1) 612-630-6151 0) 612-630-6180 fax Minneapolis Planetarium ............................................. [email protected] Minolta .............................................................................. Membership R. S. Automation ................................ cover Indi vidual: $50 one year; $90 two years Seiler Instruments ............................. cover Institutional: $200 first year; $100 annual renewal Library Subscriptions: $36 one year Show Doctor ................................................................... Direct membership requests and changes ofaddress Sky-Skan, Inc ................................................................... to the Treasurer!Membership Chairman; see next page for address and contact information. Spitz, Inc ................................................................... Walrecht, Rob ................................................................ .. I. P. 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 Back of Available from: Lars Broman Jim Manning Charlene Oukes International News What's New IPS Back Publications Repository Susan Button Steve Tidey Strasenburgh Planetarium Mobile News Network Formn Rochester Museum & Science Center 657 East Avenue Jane G. Hastings Rochester, NY 14607 USA Jane's Corner 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. Editor. A shortened copy is at the Planetarian web site. Deadlines International Society March: January 21 June: April 21 http://www.ips-planetarium.org September. July 21 December: October 21 Planetarian http://www.GriffithObs.org/IPSPlanetarian.html Vol. 30, No.2, june 2001 Planetarian s. President (I) 541-687-6459 fax Thomas Jefferson High School Martin Ratcliffe [email protected] 12.0r.us for Science and Technology Director. Theaters & Media Services 6560 Braddock Road Exploration Place Past President Alexandria, Virginia 22312 USA 300 N McLean Blvd Dr. Dale W. Smith (1) 703-750-8380 Wichita. KS 67203 USA BGSU Planetarium, 104 Overman Hall (I) 703-750-5010 fax (I) 316-263-3373 Physics &Astronomy Dept. [email protected] 12. va. us ( I) 316-263-4545 fax Bowling Green State University [email protected] mratcliffe!2iexploration.org Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 USA ( I) 419-372-8666 Treasurer and Membership Chair President Elect (I) 419-372-9938 fax Shawn Laatsch Jon Elvert dsmith/(/,'newton.bgsu.edu Arthur Storer Planetarium Lane ESD Planetarium 600 Dares Beach Road 2300 Leo Harris Pkwv Executive SecretarY Prince Frederick. Marvland 20678 USA Eugene. Oregon 97401 Lee Ann Hennig • (1)410-535-7339 - ( I ) 541-461-8227 Planetarium 102424. [email protected] I. P. S.. Affilia Representatives Association of French-Speaking Planetariums Syngrou A venue-Amfithea [email protected] Marc Moutin Athens GREECE http://www.nrm.se/om/xtraltc-wnpa.html Cite de L 'Esp ace (30) I 941 1181 Avenue Jean Gonord B.P. 5855 (30) I 941 7372 fax Pacific Planetarium Association 31506 Toulouse FRANCE [email protected] Jon Elvert +33 (0) 5 62 716480 Lane ESD Planetarium +33 (0) 5 61807470 fax Great Lakes Planetarium Association 2300 Leo Harris PKWY m. [email protected] Susan Reynolds Button Eugene, Oregon 97401 USA Onondaga-Cortland-Madison (I) 541 461 8227 Association of Mexican Planetariums B.O.C.E.S. Planetarium ( I ) 541 687 6459 fax I gnacio Castro Pinal P.O. Box 4754 [email protected] Museo Tecnol6gico C.F.E Syracuse. New York 13221 USA ·http://www.efn.org/~esd_plt Apdo. Postal 18-8 I 6 (1)3154332671 c.P. 11870. Mexico Citv. Mexico. (I) 315 433 1530 fax Rocky Mountain Planetarium Association (52)55 16 1357 - sreyno [email protected] Christine Shupla (52)55 165520 Fax Arizona Science Center icastrop(ci:hotmail.com Great Plains Planetarium Association 600 East Washington Street Jack Dunn Phoenix, Arizona 85004 USA Australasian Planetarium Society Ralph Mueller Planetarium (1) 602 716 2078 Glen Moore University of Nebraska- Lincoln [email protected] Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium 210 Morrill Hall Cowper~ Street Lincoln. Nebraska 68588-0375 USA Russian Planetariums Association Fairy Meadow, Wollongong. NSW 2500 ( I ) 402 472 2641 Zinaida P. 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