hi pp!! how are you? ´my name is Jose Carlos, and i´m from Brasil. Here we not hear nothing about fulldome shows, fish eye,spheric mirror or any other...
Hi Jose, try doing a search within the meassage group for keywords like "warped" "spheric" etc. Johannes has created a fragment program for the MPlayer...
... Take a good look at this site: Saw this on the cover of the Discovery Store catalog: http://tinyurl.com/yxykpp I know that I want one! Stephen Berr...
Having done a lot of searching, we're considering Shelter-Systems for a dome-tent to project on. They're by far the least expensive solution I've come across....
Hi all, I've just put together a lesson that involves the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, with a heliacal rising, on 12/13 August 2BC. The two planets were...
Many thanks to all of you, I will contact a friend who works on a company that can make the coatings for first surface. I am a solar imager (Halfa) you can...
I don't see a Stellarium list or forum so I'm hoping someone here might have an answer for me.... We're thinking of getting a half-dome tent. I'm concerned...
Hi Neville and others, Congratulations on getting your planetarium operational! I'm sure the kids will love it. Your lesson sounds fun, and I've been working...
Hello Peter, I can think of more than 2 different kinds of setup with a 1/4 spheric mirror and half a full spheric dome. Please describe in more detail what...
Hi Stephen, We had a bit of a discussion about this unit over on the "Planetariums as a Hobby" page. http://www.astroskies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=430 It's...
I know that Loch Ness Productions has had one for a while they use for developing their (very professional) planetarium shows that are licensed to theaters all...
Hi Peter, McMaster Carr has an 18" metal 180* Mirror for $97.24. It's on page 1706 of their catalog, part number 6014T53. As far as a projection dome goes, I...
I have one more question: There is a matematical function to reproduce the pattern of the sections http://planetarioviajero.galeon.com/images/placalc.gif ...
Ron, could you give me the site of that forum, I can not find it in Yahoo groups... Thanks in advance ... page 1706 of their catalog, part number 6014T53. ... ...
Ron, I can't wait to read more about your project. Incidentally, what is the name of Swedish manufacturer of the dome in your first post "Building an ...
So let me make sure that i understand....It's that the projector might not be able to focus at all at such short range? Or is it that one part of the image...
I am sorry for being unresponsive for such a long time, but now I have written a short explanation about zenith_y in the stellarium wiki. Yours, Johannes...
... This might ineed be the case. ... Also possible. ... To me this sounds like a good test. But I suggest consulting other users, who have experience with...
I'm with Ron, building a dome is the way to go, I built my 15 foot for 100 bucks out of thin paneling cut in strips, its the shelter thats the hard part unless...
Hi Hiram, Would be happy to: http://www.astroskies.com/joomla/ From the main page go to forums and then down to "Planetariums as a Hobby". Ron Hiram R...
... course a matter of taste. lol! yes...taste and money. :) This project is for an urban catholic school with a very limited budget. I had always assumed...
Hi Peter (and others), Our feature comparison gives a lot of information, including prices, for commercially available digital and portable analog systems: ...
Just a note to clear up the projection problem. A projector is focused on the final projection screen. It is never focused on any mirror that is in its path....
Your correct Peter, fish-eye lenses are very expensive and will only work on projectors that can place the lens extremely close to the image being projected....
Thanks very much for this clarification! I always wondered how the focus of a projector in a spheric mirror planetarium would have to be adjusted. In my...
