2023 marked the 100th anniversary of the world’s first planetarium projector. As the world’s original immersive experience, the invention of the planetarium enabled the public to step into new worlds and experience the captivating surroundings of the starry...
Beyond its observatory and exhibits, the Adler cares for rare artifacts — some dating back a thousand years. Credit: The Adler Planetarium The Adler Planetarium in Chicago. This May marks the 93rd anniversary of the Adler Planetarium — the first planetarium built in...
Ian McLennan in front of the LED dome at the Cosm Experience Center. Image courtesy Derek Threinen. This past summer Keegan Benfield, Ethan Lamé, and Christian Norseth, in the U’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, participated in an internship program at Evans...
April 19, 2018 – Beijing, China – The largest planetarium and digital giant screen dome system in China re-opened this month with an image quality so sharp that it tests the limits of the human eye! In partnership with Evans & Sutherland (E&S),...
ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE – OCTOBER 7, 2016 On Friday, October 7, 2016, the Giant Screen Cinema Association’s (GSCA) Technical Committee hosted a digital dome demo in the Shopper’s Drug Mart Omnimax Theatre at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto,...
