COSMODOME PLANETARIUM SCHOOL EXCURSION OR INCURSION
The Cosmodome is a portable planetarium and 3D cinema which allows images, films and planetarium shows to be projected onto its interior. The system was developed in conjunction with scientists at the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology. It utilises a ventilated, inflatable dome and a projected mirror system to display 360 degree images onto a wrinkle free surface.
Access is via a full height airlock entry door and the interior of our 5m dome can accommodate up to 30 children. All projection equipment is located towards the edge of the dome allowing more viewing space in the centre. High-resolution digital images are displayed by a projector and sound effects are played via a Boss sound system.
The dome requires a clear space of 6m x 7m and a room height of 3.3m. Along with a 240V power supply, these are the only prerequisites for accommodating the Cosmodome.
The dome is made from fire retardant material but in the event of an emergency, it can be exited in a matter of seconds.
A wide range of films are available for the Cosmodome with each combining an educational theme with an exciting 3D digital animation where the film totally surrounds the audience.
The Cosmodome also operates as a fully functioning planetarium. Using our Stellarium and Celestia software packages, a complete range of night sky events and objects can be displayed in full 360 degrees. Planetarium shows are designed to meet each level of the WA science curriculum "Earth and Beyond" and can be further tailored to meet the specific requirements of individual schools.
Bookings or further information can be obtained by emailing SpaceTime at sales@spacetime.com.au
3D PLANETARIUM FILMS
Each of the 3D films available for the Cosmodome delivers an educational message in an entertaining package. Films range in duration from 20 minutes to 30 minutes and while each film has an educational content suited to a specific age group, all films can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
A total of 15 films are currently available for the Cosmodome with five of these currently being shown by SpaceTime. Additional 3D films will be added to our over the course of 2010.
The Body Code - Length 21 minutes - Educational Content - Yr4 to Yr9
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Take an amazing 3D journey around and through the human body. After viewing the skeleton and major organs you will then board a minature submarine before being injected into an artery. Fly through the carotid artery; explore the eye, brain, ear, and heart. Then, shrink into a cell to see its nucleus and DNA within. Discover how DNA programs the body's cells to form the circulatory and nervous systems. Then watch from inside as we use lasers to fight disease at the cellular level.
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Earth's Wild Ride - Length 21 minutes - Educational Content - PP to Yr5
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A movie that immerses audiences in a 3D tour of Earth's history and natural wonders. Set on the surface of the moon in the year 2081, the movie opens with a grandfather and his grandchildren gazing out into space. As they watch the moon's shadow move across Earth, the grandfather tells stories of crashing asteroids, erupting volcanoes, roaring dinosaurs, electrifying lighting and booming thunder. While learning about eclipses, the ice age, Earth's water cycle and the differences between Earth and moon, the audience is taken on a roller-coaster-like ride through canyons of raging rivers and hot flowing lava. |
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Oasis in Space - Length 25 minutes - Educational Content - Yr5 to Adult
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Oasis in Space takes you on an incredible journey through the Solar System and beyond, as we search for water and ultimately life on other planets. The audience is shown how the Earth and the solar systems were formed, before embarking on a journey to each of the planets and the major moons in the solar system. Finally, the journey takes us beyond the Milky Way, and on to other galaxies as we continue the search for another “Oasis in Space” |
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Black Holes (The other Side of Infinity) - Length 23 minutes - Educational Content - Yr6 - Adult
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Shown at planetariums throughout the world and narrated by Liam Neeson, “Black Holes – The Other Side of Infinity” is a cutting edge production, that takes you inside the most deadly object in the universe. This film brings the science of black holes to the CosmoDome, and you will witness the birth of a black hole, journey past the event horizon, experience the birth of the Milky Way, and learn about the monstrous black hole that lurks at it’s core. The film includes a demonstration of how gravity works, and how, when pushed to the extreme, it causes a black hole to form. |
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Saturn - Lord of the Rings - Length 25 minutes - Educational Content - Yr6 - Adult
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Saturn becomes the true “Lord of the Rings”. After nearly seven years in transit, the two-story Cassini-Huygens spacecraft orbited Saturn on July 1. Now, the portable dome theater opens Saturn, the Ring World, featuring the Cassini-Huygens mission. Cassini is exploring Saturn and its moons for four years, while the Huygens probe had landed on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. The Cassini Saturn encounter began with a flyby of Saturn’s farthest moon, Phoebe. See Saturn up-close and all-around-you inside our dome theater. |
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