New Shows at the Planetarium Re-opening
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Alexandria—The BA Planetarium at the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) will be re-opened for public as of the beginning of August 2009, after its renovation. This upgrading is timely as the Planetarium prepares to host the 20th International Planetarium Society (IPS) Conference in June 2010, the largest and most significant event in the world of planetariums.
Since its inauguration in October 2002, the Planetarium has dazzled the public with various technologies. As of August 2009, thanks to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, the Planetarium will also operate a cutting-edge full-dome Digistar3 projection system, with a rich set of real-time 3D astronomy features and a wide database of celestial bodies, that enables the audience to explore the universe as never before. The new system will also enable the PSC Specialists-- who have already succeeded in producing the first Egyptian planetarium show, also the first to be produced entirely in the Middle East-- to build shows from a simple-touch screen interface and watch their creations in the star theatre.
On this occasion, new shows will be screened including: Seven Wonders (30 min.), New Horizons (23 min.), and Stars of the Pharaohs (35 min.).
For more information please visit: http://www.bibalex.org/psc/planetarium/schedule.aspx