SHOW DESCRIPTIONS

SHOW DESCRIPTIONS AUTOZONE DOME AT THE SHARPE PLANETARIUM

Our Violent Planet Written by Dr. William “Bill” Gutsch, Distributed by AVI - Audio Visual Imagineering We live out our lives on our planet’s fractured crust, “plates” that pull apart, collide, producing violent earthquakes, volcano eruptions and tsunamis. This is a Fulldome show about earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, earth, geology and continental drift.

The Planets A production of the Southeastern Planetarium Association Written by Jon U. Bell, Distributed free to SEPA members An introduction to the wonderful worlds of our solar system, set to the music of Holst’s The Planets, and narrated by Kate Mulgrew.

SHOW DOME IN HOLIDAY INN UNIVERSITY LOBBY

Weather Wonders and Mysteries Revealed Produced by Full Dome FX - Troy McClellan This Fulldome show explores fascinating weather phenomena found on planet Earth.

The Alien Who Stole Christmas Produced and distributed by GeoGraphics Imaging – George Fleenor Description: Take your visitors on a tour of winter’s evening sky and then join jolly ol’ Santa and concerned alien, Mr. Freep, as they explore the solar system’s planets and meet the Christmas Eve needs of their fictitious inhabitants.

Faster Than Light Produced by Spitz Creative Media, Mirage3D and Thomas Lucas Productions, Inc. and distributed by Spitz Creative Media, Mirage3D and Evans & Sutherland Explore the longstanding quest to develop spacecraft with enough power and speed to reach the stars. The film asks: What will it take to reach a newly discovered planet circling our Sun’s nearest neighbour, Proxima Centauri? Based on real science and engineering, “Faster Than Light” takes audiences on a thrilling journey into the future, aboard laser-driven space sails, antimatter engines, and even warp drive – right out of science fiction.

Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? Produced and distributed by Daniel M. Soref Planetarium Milwaukee Public Museum - Robert Bonadurer Did a space rock six miles wide---really--- slam into the Earth 66 million years ago and wipe out 75 percent of all living species at that time, including the dinosaurs? Explore the evidence and cosmic clues to find the answer in this great family show. Suitable for school groups grade 3 and up. Explore the dinosaur and the dinosaur disaster up close in this original production.

Preconference

Media Globe Users Group (MUG) Monday, June 4th. Workshop conducted by Konica Minolta and Philip Groce.

This is an opportunity for planetarians who use or are anticipating using any of the Media Globe projector systems from Konica Minolta, to share presentations and learn new techniques to enhance the performances in their home facilities.

Location: In the Show Dome set up in the 1st floor lobby of the Holiday Inn University

Duration: 9:00 am until 5:00 pm breaking for lunch

Live Interpretation Planetarium Symposium (LIPS) Mini, Tuesday, June 5. Workshop conducted by Karrie Berglund of Digitalis. This all-day workshop will give attendees a sense of what happens at the annual Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS). LIPS is a multi-day gathering that focuses on all facets of live programming: presentation skills; sample activities; etc. As with the full LIPS, ideas and content presented at the Mini LIPS are intended to apply to everyone who does live shows, no matter whether those shows are in a portable dome or fixed, with a digital system or starball. Sessions will include comet model activities; planetarium research; and targeting astronomical misconceptions. Attendance is limited to 45 people, in order to maximize opportunities for quality interaction. The surcharge of $25 covers lunch and two breaks.

Location: Overton Room, 2nd floor of the Holiday Inn University

Duration: 9:00 am until 5:00 pm breaking for lunch

Conference

Wednesday June 6

10:15 a.m. Hands-on Astronomy Activities – Learn from and participate in demonstrations of multiple hands-on astronomy activities. Participants will be able take and use them in their home facilities - Conducted by Christine Schupla.

Location: Overton Room, 2nd floor of the Holiday Inn University

Duration: 2 hours (10:15 am -12:15 pm)

1:30 p.m. Introduction to 360 Photography – Learn the operation of the Ricoh Theta SC camera and how to use it in Fulldome video production. Registrants who pay the $200 materials fee will go home with their very own production camera. – Conducted by Derek Demeter

Location: Overton Room (2nd floor Holiday Inn University) pm)

Duration: 3 hours (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)