Proceedings of the 16th International Planetarium Society Conference Hosted by the Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas, USA July 28–August 1, 2002 Proceedings of the International Planetarium Society Conference July/August, 2002 1 Conference Sponsors Hypernova: Zeiss GOTO Minolta Sky-Skan, Inc. Evans & Sutherland Supernova Plus: Astro-Tec Nova Learning Technologies, Inc. Seiler instrument, Inc. Spitz, Inc. 2 Proceedings of the International Planetarium Society Conference July/August, 2002 Index—Alphabetical by Titles: p. 299 Index—by Subject: p. 301 Contents Alphabetical by Author Ackerman, Wendy —Hubble Heritage: Poetic Pictures ..............................................................................5 Allen, Robert—Digital Planet Scales ............................................................................................................7 Armentia, Javier—Working on Digital All-Skies and Panoramas .................................................................9 Bell, Jon U.—Astronomy Brain Bowl .......................................................................................................... 15 Bell, Jon U.—It Was A Dark And Starry Night ............................................................................................ 17 Bertier, Christophe—R.S. Automation ........................................................................................................ 21 Beuter, Chuck—Paper Plate Astrononomy ..............................................................................................292 Bishop, Jeanne E.—Astronomy Concepts Appropriate for Different Ages (Workshop) .............................23 Bishop, Jeanne E.—Science Olympiad Astronomy Events .......................................................................33 Broman, Lars; and Broman, Per —Astronomical Interactive Exhibits ........................................................35 Broman, Per; and Broman, Lars—Communicating Science–New course at Dalarna University...............39 Button, Susan Reynolds— Instructional Support Services for Space Science Education .........................42 Button, Susan Reynolds—SPACE: Starlab Program of Astronautics and Cosmic Exploration (Workshop) ........................................................................................................181 Chan, Ki-hung—Chinese Sky and Starlore ................................................................................................ 49 Ciupik, Larry A.—10,000… And Counting! ................................................................................................. 60 Dickenson, John—Charting New Courses in the Planetarium World—[Panel]........................................280 Diego, Dr Francisco—The Planetarium: Astronomy and Modern Culture..................................................63 Dundee, David—Islamic Astronomy Project ..............................................................................................69 Dunn, Jack—Music of the Stars ................................................................................................................. 70 Faidit, Dr. Jean-Michel—The French-speaking Planetariums Magazine ................................................... 73 Fairall, Anthony P.—All Sky Projectors – Beyond the Naked Eye.............................................................. 74 Fairall, Prof. Anthony P.—The Planetarium as a Site for Informal Science Education [Panel Discussion] ................................................................................263 Fleenor, George W.—Planetariums—and the International Dark Sky Association ....................................77 Fluke, Dr. Christopher—A Flight Through the Universe ............................................................................. 81 French, John—How to Build An L.E.D. Arrow Pointer............................................................................... 82 Gould, Alan—Northern Lights as PASS Volume 13 ...................................................................................84 Groce, Philip—Scriptwriting for 21st-Century Planetariums [Panel] ........................................................266 Gulino, Nicolas—Ideas and Innovations from Latin American Planetaria ..................................................89 Gutsch, Dr. William—“Where in the Universe is Carmen Sandiego? - II™”, “The Greatest Wonders of the Universe with StarTrek’s® Jeri Ryan”, “The Night of the Martians™”, and Other Developments .................................................................... 93 Gutsch, William A.—Scriptwriting for 21st-Century Planetariums [Panel] ................................................266 Jacobsen, Aase R.—How Tycho Brahe Really Died—New Evidence ....................................................... 98 Jarvis, Mark—Video Standards for Planetariums - A Primer...................................................................... 99 Jáuregui, Fernando—Working on Digital All-Skies and Panoramas ............................................................9 Jenkins, Clifford M.—Planetarium Graphics for Dummies Or Celestial Bodies for $5 a Day ...................107 Johnson, Keith H.—Data Exhibeo: Using a Database Program to Create Public Exhibits ...................... 112 Kitahara, Masako—Practical Use of the Leonids C.G. and Movies for Astronomy Education .................165 Koelemeyer, Erik—Using Live Actors in a Planetarium Theater .............................................................. 115 Kraupe, Thomas—Scriptwriting for 21st-Century Planetariums [Panel] ..................................................266 Land, John R.—Developing a Portable Planetarium Curriculum for a Large School System .................. 118 Lantz, Ed—The Digital Planetarium ......................................................................................................... 125 Leverton, David—Charting New Courses in the Planetarium World—[Panel]........................................280 Lyons, Walter A.—The Hundred Year Hunt for the Red Sprite: An Affordable Planetarium Program ......130 Manning, James—Scriptwriting for 21st-Century Planetariums [Panel]...................................................266 Proceedings of the International Planetarium Society Conference July/August, 2002 3 Manning, Jim— Lewis & Clark and the High Frontier ..............................................................................135 Manzanal, Raul—Working on Digital All-Skies and Panoramas .................................................................. 9 Mascheri, Matthew—Stretching the Limits of Real-time ..........................................................................137 McCall, Kris—Scriptwriting for 21st-Century Planetariums [Panel] ..........................................................266 McEuen, Aaron—Accurately Masking Digitally Output Slides.................................................................. 139 McLennan, Ian—Charting New Courses in the Planetarium World—[Panel] ..........................................280 Mellinger, Axel—All Sky Projectors– Beyond the Naked Eye .................................................................... 74 Miller, Ken—Birth of a Planetarium Projector—– The GOTO CHRONOS ...............................................142 Mitch, Steven—No-Stress Slide Masking with LPD-4 ..............................................................................146 Moore, Glen K. G.—The Planetarium as a Site for Informal Science Education [Panel Discussion] ......263 Motes, Margaretha (Peggy)—Spanish Resources................................................................................... 149 Motes, Margaretha (Peggy)—The Boeing / International Planetarium Society Partnership ....................148 Mouri, Katsuhiro—Practical Use of the Leonids C.G. and Movies for Astronomy Education ..................165 Moutin, Marc, and Acker, Agnés—APLF Show production for French and European Planetariums: a unique experience ................................................................................... 152 Neafus, Dan—All Sky Program ................................................................................................................ 159 Neafus, Dan—Honoring the Sky, from Lakota to Hevelius ......................................................................160 Noda, Manabu—Practical Use of the Leonids C.G. and Movies for Astronomy Education .....................165 Ogawa, Shigeki—Minolta Now................................................................................................................. 172 Petersen, Carolyn Collins—Scriptwriting for 21st-Century Planetariums [Panel] ....................................266 Petersen, Lars—More than just a planetarium......................................................................................... 174 Pitluga, Phyllis Burton—Human Connections 0f Cultures to the Cosmos (Poster)..................................176 Rahunen, Timo—New 3-channel immersive digital video system in Tampere Planetarium ....................178 Ramponi, Dr. Loris—The Planetarium as a Site for Informal Science Education [Panel Discussion] ......263 Ramponi, Loris—Invitation to Italy with the Sky in the Eyes ....................................................................185 Ramponi, Loris—SPACE: Starlab Program of Astronautics and Cosmic Exploration (Workshop) .........181 Rosen, Danny— Poetry In The Planetarium ............................................................................................191 Rosen, Dan—Storytelling