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| Albert Einstein Planetarium |
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| The National Air and Space Museum as seen from its Independence Avenue side. Photo: Eric Long, NASM |
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Banner of the Einstein Planetarium
Photo: NASM |
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 | 1976 |
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 | 21 m
(70 ft) |
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The ZEISS planetarium instrument Model VIA is America's Bicentennial gift from the people of West Germany. The Einstein Planetarium has been upgraded to include a dual digital projection system and six-channel digital surround sound.
“One strong consistent reply of our visitors is that they are here for the stars. Our traditional planetarium show guiding audiences through the nighttime sky with a pointer is still our most popular show, and our ZEISS VIA star projector is, well, the star of the show. So, how do we bring this magic into our state of the art digital planetarium presentations? Well, quite honestly, flawlessly. Because our emphasis has traditionally been heavy on the star side. I think most observers will agree, it’s worth the little bit of extra effort it takes to program our star machine into our digital shows to keep our night sky representation as true as possible. We have this one chance to share the sky with our audiences, most who haven’t taken the time to really observe the night sky in all its beauty and splendor, so I want to give them the best that our planetarium can offer, and that is our beautiful Zeiss sky.”
Cheryl Bauer, Director. |
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Albert Einstein Planetarium,
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
6th & Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20560
USA
Tel.: +1-202-357-2427
Fax: +1-202-357-1652
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