If you are not presenting to an audience, you may wish to consider an even smaller alternative: a "Microdome." Ansible Technologies ( www.ansibletech.com) has...
Thus far I have been mapping a star background onto the inside of a mesh smoothed cube in 3DS Max. The result is just okay. I would really like something...
Yes - my first test was a pretty good approximation. It translates reasonably well to our 30 foot dome. Because of distance and angles from the inner surface...
... Depending on what resolution you need, you can also grab the star maps from JPL: http://maps.jpl.nasa.gov/ Ryan, a.k.a. Ryan Wyatt, Science Visualizer Rose...
I just did some screen captures from stellarium in the 6 directions and did a little tweaking in Photoshop. Ron Proctor Production Director Ott Planetarium -...
Dear Adrian, Let me deal with each of your points as and when they occur. ... Although I write this about Myself, Many people regard my domes as being the best...
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Jan 15, 2006 3:50 am
... The pinch caused by spherical projection can easily be corrected with this method: http://www.rdn.qc.ca/images/unpinching_spherical_maps.jpg To make your...
Well, not exactly... the pinching you would encounter is not what they are describing here... ours is an antialiasing issue caused by differing amounts of...
Thanks all for your responses. Andy, the fulldome plugin for Adobe was actually suggested to me by SkySkan in Melbourne. I haven't really looked at anything...
... maybe I'm not asking the right question then - is the fulldome plug-in you're looking at http://fulldomeplugin.multimeios.pt/plugin.htm the one from the...
Here are some other ideas to consider. As far as I know we have the most affordable fulldome (non-truncated) fisheye projector, $17,750 US. It's designed for...
Here is a site with the star position data for about the 9000 brightest... it's nice because it is given in formats that can be read in some 3D applications as...
Another starfield bitmap available for purchase/license is Axel Mellinger's photographic all-sky panorama. It is available as an Aitoff projection in galactic...
Hi all, I'm part of the development team of Fulldome Plugin (fulldomeplugin.multimeios.pt). The only other similar plugin we've had a chance to see working was...
Hi! I must say that Ed Lantz is quit right. We have used this image and it is suberb. With some simple work you can extract the stars from the image, keeping...
... Just be warned that because Axel mosaicked together many multiple shots of the sky, there are blend issues. The band of the Milky Way is pretty good for...
I'm looking for a smaller weight fisheye photography solution. Gonna travel to Libya and Egypt for the eclipse and don't want to look too professional (Carolyn...
... Actually, in our experience dealing with his version of about six months ago, we found very accurate alignment between Mellinger's image and our digital...
... That sounds great. I guess he did get around to fixing those problems (our version of his panorama is at least 4 years old). ... Yes I did end up using...
good morning all you full domers out there... I would like to introduce you to a room full of delightful and intriguing folks who are about to embark on a...
Dear Planetarium Customers and Friends, As you well know, Konica Minolta has long been a leading company in the photo imaging business covering a wide range...
Greetings! Does anyone know of a current listing or directory of all fulldome theaters? Thanks, Davin ... Davin Flateau Managing Producer, CyberDome Theater ...
Hi Davin, Check out Loch Ness' Fulldome Compendium ONLINE! at http://www.lochness.com/lfco/lfco.html. There are currently 173 listings. Ed Lantz Visual...
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Schmidt, Mickey D Civ...
mickey.schmidt@...
Feb 2, 2006 9:50 pm
I receive a publication from Southwest Research Institute called Technology Today. The publication can be accessed on line go to: www.swri.org and look for an...
A big week here in Denver. The Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science featured the world premiere of our new Fulldome show "Black Holes:...
