Events
Because of COVID most of our public events have been cancelled. However, we are still hosting virtual events. Sign up on our e-Teachers or Discovery Dome News mailing lists to receive information about upcoming virtual events.
Don't miss our demonstrations at these listed events. If you're planning on attending and would like to meet with one of our show specialists and experience our immersive theater, we will be delighted to give you a tour, or we can arrange to visit you when we are in your region. We will come to you for a demo trip for the standard one-day booking fee ($600 plus travel).
Outreach Events are highlighted in green. These events are supported by ePlanetarium as part of our commitment to bring science to the community.
2024 |
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| Feb 8-10, 2024 | SEEC - Houston, TX : eclipse panel and training | spacecenter.org |
| Mar 20 - Mar 23, 2024 | NSTA - Denver, CO - |
www.nsta.org |
| June 22, 2024 | Astronomy Festival National Mall, Washington, DC | hofstra.edu |
| Nov 14-16, 2024 | CAST - San Antonio, TX | statweb.org |
2023 |
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| Feb 10, 2023 | SEEC - Houston, TX : eclipse training | spacecenter.org LINK TO SESSION |
| Mar 23 - Mar 25, 2023 | NSTA - Atlanta, GA |
www.nsta.org |
| Mar 25, 2023 | NSTA - Atlanta, GA : Eclipse Workshop - Room A313 - 10:20 AM EST | www.nsta.org |
| Jun 20-22, 2023 | Stars for All - 2023 US Regional Conference | sepadomes.org |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Astronomy Festival National Mall, Washington, DC | www.hofstra.edu |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Reach For The Stars, Houston, TX | space.rice.edu/reachforthestars |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Annular Eclipse - Training TBD | space.rice.edu/eclipse |
| Nov 9-11, 2023 | CAST - Houston, TX : Booth #519 | s6.goeshow.com |
News
2023 |
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| Summer 2023 | Newsletter - Summer 2023 Featuring TOTALITY!, 4K, and more |
Summer 2023 Newsletter |
2022 |
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| Spring 2022 | Newsletter - Spring 2022 Featuring new shows, MediaShow 7.2 update, and more |
Spring 2022 Newsletter |
2021 |
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| Spring 2021 | Newsletter - Spring 2021 Featuring our new Discovery Dish, free shows, MediaShow 7, and more |
Spring 2021 Newsletter |
Press
2022 |
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| Oct 31, 2022 | What Is A 'Selenium Eclipse?' The Weird 'Blood Moonset-Sunrise' Coming To The America Next Week Forbes Magazine - Interview quotes from Pat Reiff with diagram graphics by Colin Law |
forbes.com |
2020 |
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| Jun 2020 | Portable Planetariums in the Age of COVID-19 Abstract. "Social Distancing" seating in a portable dome is challenging, but it can be done. If each person is a "single", the maximum seating is 9 for a mirror system or 8 for a fisheye system in a 6m dome. However, if family groups of 2 or more sit together, the maximum seating improves considerably. This white paper also makes suggestions on system cleaning and disinfection between groups and overnight. Air flow is also a consideration, with positive-pressure domes having generally more effective air flow and thus less time for contamination. |
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| Jun 2020 | Streaming subtitled videos (including fulldome planetarium shows) via Zoom Abstract. We have been exploring ways to keep our planetarium shows in the public eye. With the closure of many planetariums due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are streaming shows online instead. We have done tests of streaming planetarium shows via Zoom using various formats. We use "MediaShow" as our streaming software, since it allows multi-language subtitles on demand, and has excellent show control, invisible to the viewers. Developed under NASA cooperative agreement, it is available for a free 30-day trial from ePlanetarium.com. We have now shown a series of shows and have an established procedure for excellent quality at even modest download speeds, making an "immersive-like" feel to the viewers. |
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2016 |
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| Jan 2016 | Discovery Dome "Live on Green" reaches 5,500 at Pasadena Convention Center The new Geo-Go-Dome from ePlanetarium and Avela was the hit of the first "Live on Green" family festival Dec 29-31 in Pasadena, California. Celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service, there were exhibits and activities but the star of the show was the new geodesic Geo-Go-Dome. With its open doorway and bright projector, it invited guests of all ages and abilities. [CONTINUED] |
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