Paul, I've installed the Unity Plugin but couldn't find the link to walk around the askap site. I saw the pictures on your description page but they don't link...
While on the topic, we use Panda3D and OpenSceneGraph for all sorts of apps, from panorama viewers to data visualisations - both can produce fisheye...
Hi All, I'm interested in shooting some video footage to try out with single projector mirror projection to full dome. I've read Paul's post about using a...
I've posted some pictures and a quicktime on the group site under a folder called grids. I am also presenting how to do it at the IPS planetarium conference in...
... folder called grids. ... in Chicago. ... Thanks Tony - but my post was more about experimenting with shooting video to use in projection than setting up...
Well, I am using a Sony HDR-FX1 Hi-Def camera to video off of a spherical mirror which yields a warped fisheye image at 1920x1080i that is then played back...
Hello All, we've done a fair bit of experimenting with HD cameras: We have 2 Canon HV20 + Nikon FC-E9 setups, these are ok for experiments but not for much...
... No, but I did buy myself an Xacti HD1000 which is also AVCHD - I like it....I'm in the process of fashioning a mount for an FC-E8. The relationship between...
Greeting from Ohio! I wanted to announce the launch date of a new small planetarium on this Saturday morning at an educational fair presented by my local ...
You could download via FTP a pre-warped movie featuring the STS-120 mission photos. Call me at my office at 713.639.4637 if you want to set that up. -Tony...
There seems to be some misunderstanding regarding the use of the above names. They are not generic to projection mirror systems, but are quite product specific...
Just wanted to report that the planetarium debut in Ohio over the weekend went very well and was enjoyed by everyone. It was part of an educational fair at my...
greetings, this is my first post...so an introduction is in order. i use a giant starlab for astronomy education in the southeast (www.place4space.net). the...
Trying the retrofit a standard starlab projector with a brighter bulb...is probably a waste of time. Many have tried but its hard to make a bright bulb with a...
... giant ... cut ... be ... anyone ... with a ... come ... Hello Brackin, Although we found the standard Starlab domes too wrinkled for good fulldome...
I had a visit to my school today by the Deputy Director of Education. He can wanting to see our planetarium. He entered our planetarium (no easy task- he's a...
... Last year I met a nice Cosmodome representative in Bratislava who assured to me that there is no "Swinburne University Mirrordome version of Stellarium"...
Just stumbled across this one, thought I'd share! http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=HIPPARCOS&page=star_globe Just enlarge, reverse, punch out the...
... version ... And he was and still is 99% correct. ... There are only very minor changes to the Stellarium supplied by Swinburne University. For the record...
I appreciate the input thus far, but back to my original question: How about using a joystick or game controller to "fly" in Stellarium? I know there are...
... Unfortunately, there are not any regular makers of first-surface spherical mirrors here in the US. Basically, we bought a spherical safety mirror and had...
First - I can only endorse the response above from Andrew at Swinburne University that refutes any imputation of software"piracy" regarding the fault free...
Further to above, I should have mentioned the cost of first surface mirrors from Cosmodome. Mirrors alone cost Au$735 plus Air freight Au$205 i.e. Au$940 CIF....
Hi Nev, You are not the only one, but there's not many schools in Australia who can make the same boast. Congratulations. Most Australian schools are relying...