Comments on: “Black Holes” trailer

By: Melusine

Melusine — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 05:53:55 +0000

Kevin Conod Says:
You have to remember that there are not that many planetariums that can show a show like this. Your local planetarium would have to be equppied with a â€œFull-Domeâ€ video system…

Yee ha!
“SPICE automation. First fulldome system in the U.S.”-Burke Baker, Houston

Note also, a show like this can be very expensive, and if you really want your local planetarium to show this you may have to offer a hand fundraising!

Umm, they can use the money that was given to fix the observatory that they wrongfully allocated to the general fund. :-0

By: Kevin Conod

Kevin Conod — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:30:37 +0000

You have to remember that there are not that many planetariums that can show a show like this. Your local planetarium would have to be equppied with a “Full-Dome” video system. There’s about 6 dozen such theaters in the country. For a directory of these theaters see: http://www.lochness.com/lfco/lfco.html

Note also, a show like this can be very expensive, and if you really want your local planetarium to show this you may have to offer a hand fundraising!

By: Warren D Smith

Warren D Smith — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:15:43 +0000

Deutch, the 24-year old journalism major and Bush-Cheney campaign
worker, has now been forced to resign after it was revealed he lied
on his resume and never had that journalism degree since he
never graduated.

By: Melusine

Melusine — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:18:29 +0000

Extreme kayaking there…

Looks good. Hope it comes to Burke Baker Planetarium.

By: jay denari

jay denari — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:55:30 +0000

Hi, BA, hope you'll excuse teh non-sequitur, but have you seen the latest about UB-313 (aka "Xena") in Nature? It claims radiowaves prove Xena is substantially larger than Pluto.

By: vbloke

vbloke — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 23:09:23 +0000

Well, since the London planetarium is closing this summer, it won’t be coming here… although the Royal Observatory in Greenwich is building a new one which should be open sometime next year.
One way or another, I’ll get you to the ROG…

By: The Bad Astronomer

The Bad Astronomer — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 19:40:45 +0000

Distribution of the show is not set yet. We want it to go everywhere, but the Bay Area is a priority for us. Stay Tuned.

By: KingNor

KingNor — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 17:04:49 +0000

Maybe i keep missing the answer, but is this going to be playing anywhere near the Bay Area in the near future?

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:53:32 +0000

You should’ve just downloaded the wmv version Casper. It’s only 8 megs.

By: Caspar

Caspar — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:56:38 +0000

No offense, but a 20Meg download for just over a minute worth of trailer is a bit too much (MPEG, 320X176). Solely judging on the size I was expecting a bit more…

Anyway, it looks quite interesting. When is it coming to Europe?

By: Kevin from NYC

Kevin from NYC — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:39:00 +0000

Phil,

Have you ever checked out http://www.churchofreality.org/wisdom/ ?

The First One is a bit long winded but the idea is good. I notice you say “I like reality the way it is” and the FSM has been chosen as the Church’s optional diety.

so here’s to keeping it real; really good work this week Phil.