PLANETARIA Journal of the International Planetarium Vol. 29, No. I, March 2000 Articles 5 Three Astronomies .................................................. James Kaler Features 11 Reviews ..................................................................... 14 Gibbous Gazette ...................................................... 16 Minutes of IPS Council Meeting ....................... 23 Mobile News Network ........................... 26 What's New ....................................................... 28 Forum: 10 Commandments ............................ 33 President's Message ...................... 00 0.0.0 ••• 49 International News ............................................... 55 Planetechnica: Create Panoramas ................ 65 Jane's Corner: Best Planetarium 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 Society. ©2000. International Planetarium Society. Inc .. all rights reserved. Opinions exp,ressed netarian by authors are personal opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the International etarium Society, its officers, or agents. Acceptance of advertisements, announcements, Of Vol. 29, No.1 material does not imply endorsement by the International Planetarium Society, its agents. The Editor welcomes items for consideration for publication. Please consult (or "'Pr111",,,,tl March 2000 "Guidelines for Contributors" printed on page 56 in the September 1997 issue and posted web site. 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