Southern Skies Volume 24, Number 3 Journal of the Southeastern Planetarium Association Summer 2004 In This Issue President’s Message ...................................................................................................................... 1 IPS Report ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Editor’s Message: Deadlines and Guidelines .............................................................................. 3 SEPA Membership Form ................................................................................................................ 3 Small Talk ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Astro Video Review: Our Amazing Solar System ........................................................................ 5 Featured Facility: Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, Fort Meyers, Florida ..................... 6 Digital Cosmos: Celestia ................................................................................................................ 8 News from SEPA States ............................................................................................................... 10 HST’s Greatest Hits of ’96 Slides ................................................................................................ 14 HST’s Greatest Hits of ’97 Slides ................................................................................................ 15 HST’s Greatest Hits of ’98 Slides ................................................................................................ 16 HST’s Greatest Hits of ’99 Slides ................................................................................................ 17 JPL ’98 Slides ................................................................................................................................ 18 JPL ’99 Slides ................................................................................................................................ 19 The New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend Press Release ................................................. 20 Southern Skies Writers’ Submission Guidelines ....................................................................... 21 Some Insight into Video and DVD ............................................................................................... 22 MAPSEPA Conference Sights .......................................................................................................... 26 Paul Campbell Fellowship Award Nomination Form ................................................................. 26 The deadline for the next issue of Southern Skies is October 1. Send submission either on a 3.5" disk or via email attached file to <[email protected]> or <[email protected]>. Southern Skies page 1 Southern Skies is the quarterly journal of the Southeastern Planetarium Association published for the purpose of communicating association news, reports, reviews, and resources to its members. Contents © 2004 by the Southeastern Planetarium Association and individual authors. Permission is granted to reprint articles in other planetarium, astronomy, or science related publications under the following conditions: 1. Attach a credit to the article stating, “This article was originally published in Southern Skies, journal of the Southeastern Planetarium Association;” and 2. Send courtesy copies of your publication to both the Southern Skies editor and the author. Officers Associate Editors President Astro Video Review Michael D. Sandras Priscilla Bernardo Freeport-McMoran Planetarium Orlando Science Center 409 Williams Boulevard 777 East Princeton Street Kenner, LA Orlando, FL 32803-1291 Voice: (504) 471-2149 Voice: (407) 514-2049 Fax: (504) 471-2159 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AstroWeb Review President-Elect Dennis Joseph Cowles Patsy Wilson Louisiana Nature Center Planetarium Margaret C. Woodson Planetarium 10601 Dwyer Road, Box 870610 1636 Parkview Circle New Orleans, LA 70127 Salisbury, NC 28144 Phone: (504) 243-3385 Voice: (704) 639-3004 Fax: (504) 242-1889 Fax: (704) 639-3015 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Book Reviews Secretary/Treasurer Patrick McQuillan Duncan R. Teague Alexander Brest Planetarium Craigmont Planetarium 1025 Museum Circle 3333 Covington Pike Jacksonville, FL 32207 Memphis, TN 38128-3902 Phone: (904) 396-7062 Voice: (901) 385-4319 Fax (904) 396-5799 Fax: (901) 385-4340 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Digital Cosmos Past-President Paul Trembly David C. Maness Orlando Science Center Peninsula Planetarium 777 East Princeton Street 524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard Orlando, FL 32803-1291 Newport News, VA 23601 Voice: (407) 514-2000 Voice: (757) 595-1900 x31 Email: [email protected] Fax: (757) 599-4897 Email: [email protected] Featured Facility Mike Chesmann IPS Council Representative 853 Bays Mountain Park Road John Hare Kingsport, TN 3602 23rd Avenue West Voice (423) 229-9447 Bradenton, FL 34205 Fax (423) 224-2589 Voice: (941) 746-3522 Email: [email protected] Fax: (941) 747-2556 Email: [email protected] Small Talk Elizabeth Wasiluk Southern Skies Editor Berkeley County Planetarium Duncan R. Teague 109 Ridge Road North 8858 Carriage Creek Road Hedgesville, WV 25427 Arlington, TN 38002-8972 Phone: (304) 754-3354 Voice: (901) 388-3266 Fax: (304) 754-7445 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] President’s Message I hope everyone who attended this year’s joint MAPS/SEPA conference enjoyed the function as much as I did. It was beneficial to meet with colleagues from another region. It gives us a better chance to see how other planetarium professionals accomplish their goals and deal with situations that we may eventually encounter. Two highlights of this conference were the presentations of long time planetarium professionals William A. Gutsch, PhD and JPL’s Nagin Cox. I want to thank Eric Melenbrink and the entire staff of the Science Museum of Virginia and the Ethyl Corporation IMAX®Dome & Planetarium for put- ting together a wonderful conference. I know how much work goes into hosting a conference, and I greatly appreciate the effort put forth by this staff. If you did not attend this year’s conference, try to make plans for next year’s, which will be at the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, Georgia. If some of you are having problems affording conference visits, keep in mind that in the next few months we should be able to offer monies via the SEPA scholarship fund. Past President David Maness started this program. In a future SEPA journal we will print a set of require- ments and guidelines for these funds. At this year’s conference, we had elections for several items. First of all the 2006 conference will be held in Cocoa Beach, Florida. We also elected Adam Thanz of Bays Mountain Planetarium in Kingsport, Tennessee as President-Elect. Duncan Teague and John Hare were re-elected to their respective posi- tions of Secretary/Treasurer and IPS Representative. Congratulations to all of these fine people. Three Campbell Fellowship Award recipients were named at this year’s conference banquet: John Bell, Kris McCall, and Gary Meibaum. They were all deserving recipients of this prestigious award. I amongst SEPA institutions. Jon Bell is heading this Michael Sandras must say that the people in attendance will not soon project. President forget Kris’s emotional acceptance of the award and Also at this year’s conference George Fleenor spoke Kenner Science Center Dave Maness’s presentation to John Bell. Congratu- of the efforts of the IDA in combating light pollution. Planetarium lations, once to all three. Two individuals were also We all know how important this issue is, and I will Kenner, Louisiana awarded SEPA Emeritus membership: Mike Ryan echo his sentiment and encourage everyone to join the and Jim Hooks. These two gentlemen are the first to organization in attempting to help with the effort. If be awarded this status. your facility is able to afford a light pollution display On a more somber note, Phil Groce presented a to help inform the public on this issue, please contact slide show in memory of Kosuke “Kosy” Sasaki. Kosy George. He has a couple of displays that may fit into was a long time Minolta representative who passed your facility’s budget. away just before the conference. Kosy was well known I would ask that everyone please check the SEPA by many of the conference attendees, and he will be Website. Webmaster Drew Gilmore is trying to missed by all who knew him. Kosy’s wife and son update the Website. He has found that many of the were in attendance for this memorial. member institution links are no longer valid. If you It was also announced by SEPA Council that by are from one of these facilities, please contact Drew next year’s conference SEPA will try to produce a via the Website and give him the updated informa- solar system planetarium show for free distribution tion. Southern Skies page 3 IPS Report John Hare The 17th biennial IPS Conference was held at I’ll furnish specific details in a future issue of IPS Representative L’Hemisferic in Valencia, Spain in early July. Over Southern Skies. Ash Enterprises 350 delegates from around the world, including large Another item of significance was the presentation Bradenton, Florida numbers from Europe and Asia in addition to the of the consultant’s report addressing