…It’s a Showcase of what the updated Hansen Dome Theatre can do!
After more than a year in the making, Clark Planetarium Productions is unveiling its most groundbreaking show since “The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”! The show is revolutionary on a number of fronts – a modernized look at the solar system with notable appeal to families,
schools and the general public… Detail, color and sharpness like nothing we could ever do before thanks to our new projector system. A frame rate *double* the pace of a standard movie (meaning: smooth and sharply defined motion of scenes across the screen!). Resolution many times beyond HD. The incredible character performances of the actors also go a long way to enhance the story.
So what is the story? Imagine the ultimate space vacation! What if you could travel the galaxy to find that ideal place? Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. Fly over the surface of Pluto, our best known Dwarf Planet. Dive over the ice cliffs of Uranus’ moon Miranda. Sail through the rings of Saturn. Feel the lightning storms at Jupiter. And zip by the moons of Mars. Which destination would you choose? Take your family on an exploration of some of the best sights of our solar system. You’ll feel as though you’re there – no 3D glasses required!
Built in our dome for space travelers of all ages. Watch a preview of “Perfect Little Planet.” PLP will play in our Hansen Dome Theatre beginning February 17, 2012. Buy tickets. Running Time: 35 minutes.
Tags: aliens, Clark Planetarium, Hansen Dome Theatre, jupiter, Perfect Little Planet, pluto
This sounds fun. I am wondering about the new projector. Is it a star projector, or one for movies? I just remember the amazing look of the night sky at the old Planetarium on State Street. It looked like the real night sky.
I have missed that in the new theater at Clark. Hoping for a more realistic look, once again.
Jan,
Our new projection system is the Evans & Sutherland Digistar 4. With our “D4″ we can project 4,000 lines of resolution across the dome at frame rates up to 60 frames per second with much better color and contrast than our previous “D3″ system. Our star field has never looked better, and it compares very well with the optical/mechanical system you remember from Hansen Planetarium.
If full-dome animation isn’t your cup of tea and you prefer a more traditional planetarium program about the night sky, you might enjoy our “Night Vision” and “Gateway To The Stars” programs.
Thanks for your comment!