Mickey correctly identified the need for standards. In the process ... First off, we don't have an "SGI system" per se. In addition, I'd say the Rose Center...
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Ed Lantz
edlantis
Jul 10, 2002 4:32 am
Mickey and Ryan bring up the topic of fulldome standards. Spitz has fully supported the discussion of fulldome standards. We opened a standards dialog at IPS...
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Mark C. Petersen
marklnp
Jul 10, 2002 1:43 pm
... No turnaround, Ed. I've always been in favor of something that looked good on the dome, regardless of format. My main "detraction" was from that angle --...
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Ryan Wyatt
ryan_j_wyatt
Jul 10, 2002 2:00 pm
... I feel compelled to make an astronomical aside. There is no evidence for lightning on Venus! And recent Cassini observations put the last nail in this...
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Mark C. Petersen
marklnp
Jul 10, 2002 4:10 pm
... Extremely harsh. It seems the Hayden is making a habit of dictating how astronomy ought to be. (Pluto may have been before your time there, Ryan, but...
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hue bumgarner-kirby
huewalker
Jul 10, 2002 4:11 pm
I'd like to introduce myself... I am Hue Walker, working in Albuquerque with David and Laurel to produce student work presentations for the LodeStar Dome... I...
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nightsight1@...
nightsight1
Jul 10, 2002 4:13 pm
Also, "rain" as we know it. Due to the atmospheric and temperature gradients on Venus, it is considered highly unlikely that any precipitation from the cloud...
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Ryan Wyatt
ryan_j_wyatt
Jul 10, 2002 4:58 pm
I want to apologize to the Loch Ness folks for breaking my own rule about the fulldome mailing list: stick to the topic! And the topic is fulldome video, not...
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Christine
shuplac
Jul 10, 2002 5:27 pm
Ed, Good ideas-- perhaps there is a need for an additional organization, but a/some words of caution: All of us in the planetarium industry wear many hats, and...
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Don Davis
dd4skyart
Jul 10, 2002 7:14 pm
... I prefer the 22.5 degree tilt, as it provides a good deal of undistorted 'below the horizon' area to an audience. A good portion of a landscape can be...
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Carolyn Sumners
csumners@...
Jul 10, 2002 7:19 pm
Hello everyone As the site of the first full dome festival -- with different groups all presenting on the same projectors, Houston is most supportive of ...
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jetson1959@...
gjetson1959
Jul 13, 2002 9:33 am
I have been following the development of video use in planetariums for the 22 years I have been involved in the profession. I, like many Planetarians, even ...
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Don Davis
dd4skyart
Jul 19, 2002 2:27 am
Some answers to some questions, not necessarily complete but I hope useful. ... This depends on how much in house show production capability is desired. The...
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atmceuen
Jul 19, 2002 11:40 pm
At Hansen Planetarium, we have the pleasure of being the first Digistar 3 owner. In preparing for our up and coming system, we have already begun production of...
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xgastudios
Jul 24, 2002 6:32 am
Hey George, just another opinion from another guy in the trenches.... Everything below is of my own opinion and not endorsed or checked by the Adler...
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Dennis Davidson
davidson3d@...
Aug 1, 2002 4:14 am
I am responding to Ryan Wyatt's note on July 9 about the Rose Center's digital dome system. For those on the fulldome listserv who do not know me, the...
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nightsight1
Aug 5, 2002 11:21 am
I have heard some rumors that some of the big CRT manufacturers are thinking of phasing out CRTs in favor of the smaller, brighter, LCDs that are the much...
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Ed Lantz
edlantis
Aug 6, 2002 11:50 pm
... Currently there are two manufacturers of CRT projectors viable for dome use: Barco (www.barco.com) and VDC (www.vdcdisplaysystems.com). Barco is firmly ...
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Jack Dunn
jdunn@...
Aug 7, 2002 2:11 pm
... Lauren asked the $64 question, how long will our CRTs hold out? And Ed has given a clue that they will be around, but ultimately must be replaced. The...
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Don Davis
dd4skyart
Aug 7, 2002 2:14 pm
... It may well be that single projectors will replace multiple ones, however I will miss having the center seats available. I hope any center projector will...
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J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Aug 7, 2002 2:18 pm
Ed Lantz wrote: [much deleted for brevity] ... I didn't have the opportunity to go to ISP (someone had to stay home to tweak our projectors :-)). I do find...
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nightsight1@...
nightsight1
Aug 7, 2002 10:09 pm
... Well, if the ultra-conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hackbarth have their way, there won't be any darks skies left in the realworld to compare it...
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Ed Lantz
edlantis
Aug 7, 2002 10:14 pm
Don Davis writes: "...It may well be that single projectors will replace multiple ones, however I will miss having the center seats available. I hope any ...
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ryan_j_wyatt
Aug 7, 2002 10:58 pm
... Scott Miller took the question right out of my mouth. For all the high-falutin' all-full-complete dome color computer-generated imagery we saw in Wichita,...
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Jack Dunn
jdunn@...
Aug 8, 2002 10:08 am
... We may very well see some theaters that may not even pretend to be planetariums. It's going to be an interesting next few years. Note, I didn't say I was...
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J. Scott Miller
Scott.Miller@...
Aug 8, 2002 3:47 pm
... This could be construed as a biased opinion Ed. Again, I was not there so I cannot say for myself. Did you poll those seeing the digital star field to...
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Ryan Wyatt
ryan_j_wyatt
Aug 8, 2002 6:13 pm
Forgive me: I'm going to get myself in trouble. I'll warn you now of the exasperated tone of the following, so that you can interpret it as one of my...
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Jack Dunn
jdunn@...
Aug 8, 2002 6:22 pm
... Ok, what Scott seems to want is firsthand testimony. I don't represent any of the vendors offering fulldome technology (nor do I play one on tv), and I...
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Don Davis
dd4skyart
Aug 8, 2002 7:05 pm
... -snip- ... We should stand fast on the need for a good 'black level'. Faint stars and nebula, darker portions of the milky way, and the zodiacal light...
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Mark Webb
webbmark1
Aug 9, 2002 2:55 pm
... I agree with Jim here. I have yet to see a non-CRT sky that I thought was acceptable. That doesn't mean it won't happen but just that in my opinion it's...
