Hi José Carlos, I am interested to buy a half mirror. Please tell us if this mirror dome satisfied yours objectives and how do you want to work with this...
Hi Rui, how are you? The mirror works satisfatory, the only problem is the some kind of shadows(double reflections), i think it is ocorried cause the mirror...
I'm a middle school science teacher who recently made a successful dome, but wants to make a better one. First, let me tell you about my old one. I bought two...
Hi Lauren, I have been working on a stand alone dome of the gore type. I made a small prototype first just to see if my thinking was right on. I am now in...
... This is true of Opto-mechanical 'star balls' but not for video projectors - Ideally you'd want something about 50% grey...it seems counter intuitive, but...
hello all, my name is leith. I am curious to know if anyone has experimented with different material or fabrics as projection surfaces.I wish to construct an...
Hi ron, a beautiful realization your dome. The setup must be fast! only (small?) problem: in many countries', the local law imposes materials resisting fire....
Hi Lauren, Sorry to be so slow in responding to this thread. I was out of the office for yet another conference last weekend, and the work just piled up while...
Lucky for me JoAnn Fabric had 50% off blackout fabric for this week! It cost just $3 a yard~ You're right, there's no matte gray backing, but I picked the tan...
The only advantage to paying a fire retardant treatment company is that you get a certification that the treatment has been applied (which would be legal proof...
After two days of cutting, painting, sewing, and more sewing, my inflatable planetarium is up and running! (You'll notice there's an unexpected bump at the...
Hello, I am new to the group and would like to seek advice from you pros ... I am a real amateur. In fact, I have never done anything like this before, and...
That came out great--good work! I like the exterior painting a lot. Here are some ideas: (1) A high velocity air circulator with three speeds, such as the ...
In terms of high power fans, I'd try a powerful blower - like the ones that are used to dry wet carpets. They are not cheep - but very powerful and relatively...
... We did! See www.cccoe.net/stars. ... Took us about 2 weeks an hour a day. ... Lots of information on our web site. ... The clips will be delicate; other...
Hi all, I'm having trouble getting approval from the Forest Service for my plantearium here at the resort where I work. It just aint gonna happen here in the...
Hi Lauren, Look in the photos section at the TEPS planetarium. This is a 4.8m dome ofthe sort you envisage. There are details about it on the forum website,...
... Good points JA. We used the larger 'bent single piece' bulldog clips. Our very first hexagon (and pentagon) was made using triangles and was way too...
Sorry Sheila, I have no idea why I called you Lauren! sorry also for the disjointed quality of my responses- it's late here and i should be in bed. Our dome...
Hi to everyone!! Sorry it's been a long time since I've posted. Things have been very busy. I ran into an issue last week with Stellarium that I thought I...
Hey Guys!!! I found a very interesting website related to full dome portable planetariums projections.- this website belong to Portable Planetariums Home...
Hi Sheila, I have just joined this group and read your message. My students (High school) and I made 3 5m domes and joined them with tunnels to make a model...
Well I back to being an active member of this group a lot has happen in the last 12 months. I have been working with a mirrordome system for the last twelve ...
... Excellent, mirrors are still an ongoing weak link in the whole game. There are a couple of suppliers I have been using (they are functional but not ideal)....
Hi Friends, I´m finishing my portable planetarium, soonest i´ll post the pics, but i´m having a little problems setting the stellarium software.. the ...
Got this this week, a bit far for me, but some might be interested: Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium PIPS Meeting – July 23, 2007 Plan to attend...
Hello Jose, Please tell me, what kind of computer you use: processor, memory, graphic card. Also please tell about your operating system, OpenGL driver version...
