Talk:Planetarium

The planetarium software for Starry Night currently points to a page about a Van Gogh painting. Is there anywhere better that this link could be pointed? Izogi 08:42, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

A casual search doesn't reveal any article other than the Van Gogh, so I've unlinked the bullet item until someone writes the article. That would be the cue for some bold editor... :-) (Don't forget to disambiguate!)

Atlant 13:26, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Updated. sikander 05:57, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal to restructure this article

What a straggly article this has become - there is some good stuff in it, but it now seems unstructured. Anyone object to me moving the list of planetaria to a new page, and perhaps separating out some of the other sections to make it more readable? Infilms 17:54, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notable planetaria

Folks - what do we think qualifies as a notable planetarium? We could do oldest in operation, largest etc. Otherwise this seems a bit subjective. There are over 1200 planetaria in the US alone so it would be good to have some criteria agreed ... Hugh Mason 09:24, 7 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion a notable planetarium would be one which focuses more on educating the masses in astronomy and related fields...something that posterity would surely remember 202.138.112.252 06:22, 20 April 2006 (UTC)nandan[reply]

I guess many planetaria would claim education as their primary aim, so maybe your suggestion of 'something that posterity would remeber' is the most specific way to allow us to define a useful list. Would it be fair to say require that if a planetarium is added to this list it should say why it's notable (eg, biggest dome in the world, first digital installation, whatever?). We could move all the other excellent planetaria currently on the page to a new 'list of planetaria worldwide' page perhaps? Infilms 08:22, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As a member of the planetarium community, I can say that the definition changes over time within the field, and specific criteria would be difficult to pinpoint. Taking the top five oldest, largest, and best attended would get you much of the way there, but innovation in programming and even particular staffing can elevate the status of a planetarium within the community. N.B. that a fairly complete list of planetariums exists both on the International Planetarium Society webpage (sadly, in the members’ only area) and on Loch Ness Productions’ website (albeit with a slight bias). Ryan Wyatt 13:26, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fulldome Video Page

Several folks active in the planetarium (and more generally, dome theater) biz have started a page about fulldome video, which is still very much in its nascent stages. The talk page is the most interesting bit at this point. Ryan Wyatt 13:51, 3 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

>> European Union:
>> "Kharkov planetarium" Planetarium, Ukraine

Ukraine ain't a part of EU!

Virtual planetarium

Can Google Sky be considered as a virtual planetarium? 59.184.159.242 (talk) 10:06, 30 December 2007 (UTC)div123[reply]