LANETARI Journal of the International Planetarium Vol. 28, No.4, December 1999 Articles 5 The Real, Real Constellations of the Zodiac ............ John Mosley 6 Possible Origin of the Pawnee Creation Story .... Wayne Wyrick Features 9 Book Reviews ............................................................ April Whitt 13 Technical Committee: Desert Skies Update .............. Kevin Scott 17 Gibbous Gazette ................................................. 19 Mobile News Network ................................ Reynolds Button 23 Forum: Successes and Failures .................................. Steve Tidey 27 International News ..................................................... Lars Broman 33 Planetechnica: Zoom Tune-Up ...................... Richard McColman 37 What's New ................................................................ Jim Manning 48 President's Message ...................................................... Dale Smith 61 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! 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