Innovation Special Planetariums 9 - Carl Zeiss Planetariums
Innovation Special Planetariums 9 - Carl Zeiss Planetariums
Innovation Special Planetariums 9 - Carl Zeiss Planetariums
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A Strong Team in Wolfsburg:<br />
Opto-mechanical Starball and digital<br />
VELVET projection<br />
Since March of 2010, in addition to<br />
the STARMASTER Star Projector, the<br />
Wolfsburg Planetarium has also had a<br />
fulldome video system by <strong>Carl</strong> <strong>Zeiss</strong>. Using<br />
the Planetarium’s glass fiber optics,<br />
we project a realistic night sky onto our<br />
15 meter dome. Six VELVET projectors<br />
complement the traditional star projector<br />
and impressively show images and<br />
videos that fill out the entire dome. Both<br />
systems are synchronously coupled to<br />
each other. The STARMASTER software<br />
can also be used to control digital image<br />
contents belonging to the firmament<br />
feature.<br />
In this function, the synchronicity between<br />
the analog and digital systems is<br />
highly advantageous. Digital constellations<br />
or planets enrich the brilliant starry<br />
background created by the opto-mechanical<br />
projector, and follow its motion<br />
patterns, such as the diurnal and annual<br />
motions.<br />
28 <strong>Innovation</strong> <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Planetariums</strong> 9, 2012<br />
Dirk Schlesier<br />
Director Wolfsburg Planetarium
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