Proceedings of the 25th International Planetarium Society Conference Hosted by the Telus World of Science Edmonton 3-7 August 2020 Dr. Dale W. Smith, Proceedings Editor i This compilation ©2020 by The International Planetarium Society, Inc. All rights reserved. These Proceedings contain texts for many of the papers given at the IPS2020 Virtual Conference. We thank the many authors whose cooperation made possible the preparation of these Proceedings. Individual papers remain the property of their respective author(s). Opinions expressed by the authors are personal opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the International Planetarium Society, the Telus World of Science Edmonton, their officers or agents, or the Editor. All figures were supplied by the respective authors, except as credited otherwise in the photo or photo caption. Editor: Dale W. Smith IPS Publications Chair Professor & Planetarium Director Bowling Green State University September 2020 Text Preparation: Wade Kemp ii PROCEEDINGS OF THE 25TH INTERNATIONAL PLANETARIUM SOCIETY CONFERENCE (2020 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE) Contributed Papers UNISPHERE 1 Tomáš Gráf PLANETARIUM OR ASTRONOMY MUSEUM? 4 WORLD’S BIGGEST ASTRONOMY MUSEUM WILL OPEN IN SHANGHAI IN 2021 Lin Qing THE SOUTHERNMOST PLANETARIUM IN BRAZIL IS BORN 8 Guilherme F. Marranghello, Cecília P. Irala and Rafael K. Kimura THE MEXICAN CASE, THE STUDY WITH BLENDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND A PORTABLE DOME 14 Alejandro Casales Navarrete BEYOND THE DOME: AMATEUR TELESCOPE MAKING AND ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION AT THE ADLER PLANETARIUM 23 Pedro M. P. Raposo LSS DIGITAL PLANETARIUM SYSTEM 30 Lionel Ruiz and Yves Lhoumeau IN THE BLINK OF AN EAR 32 Léon Snyman Panels OUTREACH WITH A PORTABLE PLANETARIUM 37 Susan Button, Marco Avalos Dittel, Tilo Hohenschläger, John Meader, Guilherme Marranghello and Dr. Ruth Grützbauch PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES 43 Susan Button, Dr. Ruth Grützbauch, Tilo Hohenschläger, Andy Kreyche, Guilherme Marranghello, John Meader and Michele Wistisen MUSICAL MOMENTS OF WONDER 50 Derek Demeter, Patty Seaton, Mike Smail and Michele Wistisen VISION2020 AND IPS—THE ENDGAME (PANEL SESSION) 53 Jon Elvert, Karrie Berglund, Ruth Coalson, Anna Green and Dr. Tom Kwasnitschka ARE PLANETARIUMS STILL RELEVANT? 56 Philip Groce, David Dundee and Benjamin Mendelsohn iii CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE DOME – A PANEL DISCUSSION 60 Shawn Laatsch, Jane Ashong, Jacob Ashong, Dr. Julieta Aguilera and Dr. Ka Chun Yu BETTER STAFFING FOR BETTER PRESENTATIONS 66 Nick Lake, Naomi Pequette and Angela Perez INDIGENOUS ASTRONOMY—BEST PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS FOR INCLUDING INDIGENOUS ASTRONOMY IN THE PLANETARIUM SETTING 69 Annette S. Lee, Nancy C. Maryboy, David Begay, Wilfred Buck, Duane Hamacher, Jarita Holbrook, Ka’iu Kimura, Carola Knockwood, Te Kahuratai Painting and Milagros Varguez THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE PLANETARIUM: INTERNATIONAL 78 Sharon Shanks, Kaoru Kimura, Sally Macfarlane and Guilherme Frederico Marranghello LET’S HAVE A CENTENNIAL! 80 PROJECTS FOR THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PLANETARIUM Björn Voss, Anna Green, Mike Smail, Martin George, Ryan Wyatt and Kaoru Kimura AESTHETICS OF THE PLANETARIUM EXPERIENCE 82 Ka Chun Yu, Alexander Sivitilli, Julieta Aguilera and Barry Perlus SCIENCE STORYTELLING FOR THE PLANETARIUM 88 Ka Chun Yu, Carolyn Collins Petersen, Dani LeBlanc and Ryan Wyatt iv UNISPHERE Science Popularisation Hub for Education, Research and Entertainment Tomáš Gráf, Institute of Physics, Silesian University in Opava Bezručovo náměstí 13, 74601 Opava Czech Republic, Europe [email protected] Abstract: For almost 10 years, the Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Silesian University in Opava, has been offering a Bachelor’s degree programme in Multimedia Technology. It focuses on making documentary films popularizing science. The students of this programme can benefit from several well-equipped facilities such as a video studio, editing rooms etc. are provided in the renovated building (Hauerova 4), with addition of a digital fulldome (FD) projection system called Unisphere, which was opened last year (2019) in the Bezrucova 13 building. Unisphere will be also used by students of a new Master’s degree programme in Multimedia Technology. The production team of Unisphere Studio is currently working on a series of 10 short tutorials on extreme astrophysical topics, which will be completed later this year. Introduction A project co-financed from EU funds enabled a renovation of the attic of the hundred-year-old university building housing the Institute of Physics and for a consequent construction of the new digital planetarium—Unisphere—in the newly created space. This spherical projection (fulldome) has a diameter of 8 meters and a capacity of 50 seats. It is equipped with the cutting-edge Digistar 6 system allowing also for a stereoscopic projection. However, the nature of operation of the planetarium as well as the new shows to be developed in the planned student FD studio will differ from similar institutions. We would like to focus on using FD projection as an immersive medium. We are looking for experts to help us to achieve this goal. Fig. 2 Construction work in the attic space, summer 2019. Operation of the Unisphere Unisphere is primarily intended for university students. However, from September 2020, it will also start serving high school students and the general public. Several purchased shows in both classic and stereoscopic versions are prepared for them. In addition, programs acquainting visitors with the night sky above Opava will be available. Fig. 1 Unisphere is located in attic space of this building. 1 Fig. 3 Hanging dome of Unisphere with auditorium for 50 people. Unisphere studio Unisphere incorporates also a studio designed for a production of our own fulldome shows. For that purpose it is equipped with a second full version of the Digistar 6 software and a small model of the projection dome. The Institute of Physics is a top scientific institution, so it is no wonder that the first fulldome shows will map the areas that local scientists are dealing with. By the end of the year, 10 short (approximately 15 minutes each) educational shows will be created. Not only the employees of the Institute of Physics, but also students and teachers of the study program of Multimedia Technology participate in this process. Next year, we anticipate the production of the English versions of these shows and their worldwide distribution. List of new educational shows: Binary systems with neutron star Binary systems with a black hole Optical effects in extreme gravitational fields Accretion structures near black holes and neutron stars Fig. 4 Studio Unisphere with small projection dome. Radiation in strong gravity Life under the black suns - exoplanets at black holes Conclusions Cosmic microwave background X-ray observation space missions Unisphere is like a small child—so far it is learning to walk. If Accretion disk at black holes up close you want to be there, as it develops and grows, let us know! Astrophysics full of extremes System Specifications The Unisphere dome is an 8-meter Spitz NanoSeam® dome with a custom perforation pattern, 170 degrees of elevation and 0.38 screen gain. The screen is suspended, in the old building of the Opava Silesian University, with a seating capacity of 50. The Digistar 6 projection system with eight WQXGA DLP Laser Phosphor projectors provides a 5K full dome resolution, reaching 13.8 fL brightness (47.4 cd/m2) with only a 2.4mm pixel size. The 5.1 audio system, from Skypoint Planetariums, delivers more than 4,500W with Bose speakers and JBL subwoofers. The audio system includes a 3-language ALS system. The cove lighting is based on Skylux from Skypoint 2 Planetariums, and uses 64 bits, RGBW fixture every 30 cm. The total amount of light is 25,000 lumens and is easily controlled and fully integrated into the Digistar 6 UI. Acknowledgment The author would like to thank colleagues from the institute, faculty and university leadership for the fact that he could contribute to the project. References http://unisfera.slu.cz/ https://www.es.com/news/featured/unisphere-at-silesian- university-in-opava-czech-republic/ http://www.aplf-planetariums.org/en/index.php?onglet= planetariums&menu=sheet_planetarium&filtre=3102 3 PLANETARIUM OR ASTRONOMY MUSEUM? WORLD’S BIGGEST ASTRONOMY MUSEUM WILL OPEN IN SHANGHAI IN 2021 Lin Qing Shanghai Astronomy Museum [email protected] Abstract: Shanghai Planetarium (SHP) Project, later changing name to Shanghai Astronomy Museum (SAM), was been approved by Shanghai Municipal Government in 2014. Shanghai Science & Technology Museum was entrusted by the government to take charge of such a big project. This museum now has completed its architecture construction and the exhibition construction is in progress. SAM is scheduled to open next summer. With a building area of 38,000 square meters, it will be one of the biggest and most advanced planetariums in the world. This talk will report the background of such an exciting project, its ambitious goal, creative designing concept and newest information of construction progress. Shanghai planetarium dream will come true next year In China, the first and the only comprehensive planetarium till now is Beijing Planetarium which is a successful planetarium and inspired many astronomy fans’ dream of becoming a scientist. As the biggest and another important metropolis in China, Shanghai also desires a big planetarium to serve for the most populated area in China. The dream began as early as 1974; Shanghai Planetarium project Figure 1. Project site. has been discussed and approved by the National government. But the project has finally been canceled because of some political The Project site (Fig 1) is located in the Lingang Special Area reason. In the early 1990s, the Shanghai Planetarium project was of Pudong District, which is in the southeast of Shanghai. The on the agenda, but postponed again. Lingang Special Area is designated as a pilot free trade zone by Chinese government in 2019 and is undoubtedly the most active In 2010, with the success of Shanghai EXPO, Professor Ye new economic zone in China today.