Vol. 38, No. 2 June 2009 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Galileo Live! in Canada LZbV`Z^ik^h^WaZ# June 2009 Vol. 38 No. 2 Articles Executive Editor Sharon Shanks 6 The Planetarium: A Transitional Animal Ed Lantz Ward Beecher Planetarium 14 St. Petersburg Planetarium celebrates 50 years Youngstown State University of Znanie Anastasia Baskakova One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA 17 Under One Dome: Radford University +1 330-941-3619 Planetarium Rhett Herman [email protected] 40 Get Involved in IYA 42 Immersive Film Festival Winners Advertising Coordinator Interim Coordinator: Dale Smith, Publications Committee Chair Contact Information on page 3 Membership Individual: $50 one year; $90 two years Columns Institutional: $200 first year; $100 annual renewal 60 25 Years Ago. Thomas Wm. Hamilton Library Subscriptions: $36 one year 54 Book Reviews. April S. Whitt Direct membership requests and changes of 63 Calendar of Events. .Loris Ramponi address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman 35 IMERSA NEWS . .Judith Rubin 4 In Front of the Console . .Sharon Shanks Back Issues of the Planetarian 20 International News. Lars Broman IPS Back Publications Repository 64 Last Light . April S. Whitt maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair; 44 Mobile News. .Susan Reynolds Button contact information is on next page 50 Planetarium Show Reviews. Steve Case 19 President’s Message . Tom Mason Index 57 What’s New. John Schroer A cumulative index of major articles that have appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue through the current issue is available online at www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/planetarian_ index.pdf Final Deadlines March: January 21 June: April 21 September: July 21 December: October 21 Index of Advertisers Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc . 13 Clark Planetarium . .62 Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.. .39 Evans & Sutherland . outside back cover Associate Editors Global Immersion. 5 GOTO INC . .22 25 Years Ago General Counsel Mobile News Thomas Hamilton Christopher Reed Susan Button International Year of Astronomy . 58 Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. Ltd . 48 Book Reviews Gibbous Gazette NASA Space April S. Whitt James Hughes News Ott Planetarium. .43 Anita Sohus Calendar IMERSANews R.S.A. Cosmos . inside back cover Loris Ramponi Judith Rubin Planetarium Rudinec & Associates . 59 Show Reviews Education International Steve Case Sky-Skan, Inc . 16, 31, centerfold, 34, 56 Steve Tidey Lars Broman Spitz, Inc. .27, 37, 38, 47, 53 What’s New Forum Last Light John A. Schroer Softmachine. 18, 61 Vacant April S. Whitt Zeiss, Inc. inside front cover International Planetarium Society home page: www.ips-planetarium.org Planetarian home page: On the Cover: www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian In the Canadian production of Galileo Live! the man of the year takes center stage, of- ten amid immersive scenes shot on location in Italy. This is the Medici Chapel in Flor- Guidelines for Contributors and Advertisers: ence. Courtesy of Alan Dyer/TELUS World of Science-Calgary. 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