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| The Neil Armstrong Planetarium facility proudly showcases the cutting edge SciDome planetarium system with StarryNight software. Manufactured by SPITZ, Inc. out of Chadd's Ford, PA, the system was one of under 25 in the entire world during its installation in the fall of 2006. |
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| Audiences in attendance can witness all of the following capabilities... Comprehensive database of known satellites, comets, asteroids, meteor showers, and extrasolar planets Display of planets and all known solar system moons as quality textured, accurately placed 3D objects Accurate annual motion of planets, sun, and moons over a +/- 100,000 year span Constellation overlays, equatorial, galactic, and ecliptic grids Continuous three-dimensional navigational capability from the solar system out to 700 million light years into intergalactic space Automatic navigation to any selected planet, moon, comet, asteroid, or satellite Customizable high-resolution 360-degree panoramas View dynamic Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams for any area of the sky Many pictures and descriptions contained herein courtesy of SPITZ, Inc. (www.spitzinc.com). |
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