Vol. 37, No. 3 September 2008 Journal of the International Planetarium Society Fulldome production…Page 6 LZbV`Z^ik^h^WaZ# Articles 6 Trends in Fulldome Production and Distribution September 2008 Vol. 37 No. 3 Mike Bruno Executive Editor 12 National Flags of the Night Sky André G. Bordeleau Sharon Shanks Ward Beecher Planetarium 16 The Quest of Our Cosmic Origins: A Planetarium Show Youngstown State University for IYA 2009 Agnès Acker, Henri M.J. Boffin One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 USA 18 New Technologies Need New Tools +1 330-941-3619 António Pedrosa, Marco Silva [email protected] 22 Astronomical Contests in Slovakia Advertising Coordinator Marian Vidovenec Fran Ratka 24 Science Is an Adventure Under this Dome 1309 Yellowstone Road Stephan Ledvinka Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121 USA +1 216-291-4539 26 First Place IPS/Eugenedies Script Contest: [email protected] Michael Lion and the Star Pictures Margie Walter www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/ratesheet.htm 40 Honoring Outstanding Members: The 2008 IPS Awards Membership Individual: $50 one year; $90 two years 47 IPS 2008 in Pictures Institutional: $200 first year; $100 annual renewal Library Subscriptions: $36 one year Columns Direct membership requests and changes of 86 25 Years Ago. Thomas Wm. Hamilton address to the Treasurer/Membership Chairman 85 Calendar of Events. .Loris Ramponi 57 Digital Frontiers. Ed Lantz Back Issues of the Planetarian 60 Educational Horizons . Steve Tidey IPS Back Publications Repository 63 Forum. .Gary Lazich maintained by the Treasurer/Membership Chair; 65 General Counsel . Christopher S. Reed contact information is on next page 4 In Front of the Console . .Sharon Shanks 69 International News. Lars Broman Index 88 Last Light . April S. Whitt A cumulative index of major articles that have 75 Mobile News. .Susan Reynolds Button appeared in the Planetarian from the first issue 53 Past President’s Message . Martin George through the current issue is available online at 49 President’s Message . Susan Reynolds Button www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/planetarian_ 81 Reviews. .April S. Whitt index.pdf 84 What’s New. John Schroer Final Deadlines Index of Advertisers March: January 21 American Museum of Natural History . 17 June: April 21 September: July 21 Astronomy for All. .83 December: October 21 Astro-Tec Mfg., Inc . .55 Bays Mountain Planetarium. 38 Associate Editors Clark Planetarium . 31 Detroit Science Center. 10 25 Years Ago General Counsel NASA Space Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.. 15 Thomas Hamilton Christopher Reed News Anita Sohus Evans & Sutherland . 52, outside back cover Calendar Global Immersion. 5 Loris Ramponi Gibbous Gazette Reviews James Hughes April S. Whitt GOTO INC . .62 Digital International Year of Astronomy . 11 Frontiers International What’s New Ed Lantz Lars Broman John A. Schroer Konica Minolta Planetarium Co. Ltd . .21 Mirage3D. 68 Education Last Light Steve Tidey April S. Whitt MMI Corporation . 79 R.S.A. Cosmos . inside back cover Forum Mobile News Gary Lazich Susan Button Rudinec & Associates . 38 Science First/STARLAB . 35 Scott Electric. .23 International Planetarium Society home page: Sky-Skan, Inc . .43, centerfold, 46 www.ips-planetarium.org Spitz, Inc. 64, 67, 74, 80 Planetarian home page: Zeiss, Inc. inside front cover www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian Guidelines for Contributors and Advertisers: On the Cover: A last look at Chicago and its famous skyline. Denis James from Texas pa- www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/ tiently waited and captured this spectacular image during IPS 2008. guidelines.html September 2008 Planetarian 1 Affiliate Representatives Association of Brazilian British Italian Association Russian Planetariums Planetariums Association of Planetaria of Planetaria Association Officers Alexandre Cherman Dr. Tom Mason Loris Ramponi Zinaida P. Sitkova Planetário do Rio de Janeiro Armagh Planetarium National Archive of Planetaria Nizhny Novgorod President R. 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