Hey Greg, Sorry for the slow reply. I'm out of town for a conference this week, and checking email has been more difficult than I expected. I would recommend...
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Sam Gibbs
arcadiasgarden
Jan 3, 2010 6:32 pm
Hello to all Just to clarify this is indeed a fiberglass dome that was made in 4 segments and suspended from the ceiling using metal supports. Originally i had...
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pauldavidbourke
Jan 3, 2010 8:19 am
Nice suspended fibreglass dome http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/exhibition/domeinstall/melakaplan2.jpg Located at the Aerospace Education Services Sdn...
1543
greggyvt1
Jan 2, 2010 11:22 pm
Hi Karrie, Thanks so much for making Nightshade. I downloaded the source code, but I must admit that I have no idea how to install it on a Linux system. I'm...
1542
bergieberglund
Dec 30, 2009 7:51 pm
Hi all, Digitalis is pleased to announce the official launch of the Nightshade project. Nightshade is open source astronomy simulation and visualization...
1541
pauldavidbourke
Dec 19, 2009 5:09 am
While I have seen the Pufferfish displays before http://www.pufferfishdisplays.co.uk/ I hadn't seen these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqsKX1AVPak A fast...
1540
bergieberglund
Dec 14, 2009 9:34 pm
Julio, Hola y bienvenidos! My Spanish is quite limited, but I was able to get a sense of your activities via the ANASA and SEDA-LIADA websites. It looks like...
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Julio Vannini
juliovannini
Dec 12, 2009 1:29 am
Hello! Thank you for accepting me in this Y! Group. I am an amateur astronomer from Nicaragua, in Central America. I work with ANASA, the Nicaraguan Amateur...
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Catherina
planetarium1...
Nov 18, 2009 12:35 pm
Dear all, Some of you were asking us where to see our latest fulldome production live at a planetarium … … now we are proud to announce the public release...
1537
fraserneville
Nov 17, 2009 10:37 am
I have a rough idea, but wouldn't like to say as yet. When it is all donme I'll disuss with Shaun how much a system would cost as a unit. It is even possible...
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Paul Floyd
ozskywatch
Nov 16, 2009 8:55 pm
Nev, Any idea of the cost of the dome? Regards, Paul Floyd. On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:27 AM, fraserneville...
1535
fraserneville
Nov 16, 2009 8:27 pm
I just looked back over my recent posts and realise I've called our installer by the wrong name. The correct name is Living Spaces Constructions, based in...
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fraserneville
Nov 16, 2009 8:17 pm
Hi Paul, I believe you were still there at that time. I first heard about the system around March, I think. By about September I had ordered my system. Final...
1533
pauldavidbourke
Nov 15, 2009 11:12 am
... The main problem with the Mac Mini is the poor graphics performance. ... In 2006 I was possibly still at Swinburne and I was experimenting/testing mirror...
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Paul Floyd
ozskywatch
Nov 15, 2009 10:07 am
Do you mind me asking how you afforded the dome? I am currently a primary school teacher (ACT) and I know we couldn't afford it. Feel free to reply off list by...
1531
fraserneville
Nov 15, 2009 10:04 am
Hi Paul, We've got an early mirrordome system from Swinbourne. I could only manage a Mac Mini, which has limited the software applications. Our mirror has...
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Paul Floyd
ozskywatch
Nov 15, 2009 5:57 am
Nev, What projection system do you use? Can't remember if you have posted this information before. As a complete aside, have a look at my website at...
1529
fraserneville
Nov 15, 2009 5:31 am
Hi Dalai, My planetarium is at Toongabbie East Public School, in western Sydney. It has been up since late 2006 as the 4.8m geodesic in earlier posts. The new...
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Dalai Felinto
dfelinto
Nov 14, 2009 9:30 pm
That sounds really nice. Could you share some images and details (where in Australia is your school, how is your projection/optical system)? We are finishing...
1527
fraserneville
Nov 14, 2009 2:33 am
I'm sitting in my school library while two workers from Small Spaces Constructions instal our new 5m fibreglass dome to replace the old 4.8m geodesic dome. It...
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Oscar Kim Morales
kimsurfer1975
Nov 4, 2009 4:27 pm
Mark. thanks for your reply, i guess after reading all of the info from everybody, i will have tu buy a show from one of the companies offering the shows, i...
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marklnp
Nov 4, 2009 2:00 am
Oscar, "Our program" -- TGAWarper/JPGWarper for Windows -- is really Paul Bourke's MacOS program Tgawarp, recompiled to run on the PC platform. It doesn't...
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Paul Floyd
ozskywatch
Nov 3, 2009 12:28 pm
Hi all, For those in Australia, I thought you would be interested in knowing that the Brisbane Astronomical Society will be holding the sixth Queensland...
1523
pauldavidbourke
Nov 3, 2009 11:24 am
... Perhaps it is time to add this to the FAQ .... From the thread it does appear you wish to project standard video content, rather than fisheye. There are a...
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Oscar Kim Morales
kimsurfer1975
Nov 2, 2009 11:31 pm
Hello Antonio. yes i was talking about regular DVDs, not fish eye or any other planetarium videos. i am checking on your web page to know a little more about...
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Jack Dunn
spacecraftinc
Nov 2, 2009 11:30 pm
... Oscar: I fear you are confused about format and fulldome and the mirror. You would be better off just projecting your DVD directly rather than off of a...
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pedrosaantonio
Nov 2, 2009 11:27 pm
Dear Oscar In order to ward dvd's or video to project with a mirror, at Navegar Foundation we have been working on two different solutions. - One, a realtime...
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Oscar Kim Morales
kimsurfer1975
Nov 2, 2009 11:06 pm
Hello Jack. thank you for your answer, i have alittle inflatable dome, and want to project some dvds in little town schools here in Mexico. i have PCs, so i...
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Jack Dunn
spacecraftinc
Nov 2, 2009 9:56 pm
... Oscar: I'm presuming what you want to project is in dome master format. Paul will probably answer, but he has software for the Mac that does warping in...
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Oscar Kim Morales
kimsurfer1975
Nov 2, 2009 9:39 pm
Hello everybody, is there a software in the market, to warp dvds or video to protect them with a mirror? i have been looking for one, but maybe sombedy in the...