Yikes, talk about picky, picky picky. The Clark is heads and tails better than the Hansen. Granted, it has much larger space to begin with and that is a big factor. All the displays outside the theatres are hands on and far more interesting than what were at the Hansen. Digistar has its advantages (and disadvantages - star size - yeah yeah) . Whenever I have gone there, it has been full of adults and kids, far more than Hansen ever was. It is a huge asset and improvement. Haven't seen a star show for a while, they still have an updated version of card board rocket and other shows for kids. For me, the shows almost take a back seat to the displays. My personal favorite is the little alcove behind the ticket counter (hard to find actually). It runs NASA films and/or channel there. Although the display as you walk in is SWEET. They can display Jupiter, the sun or the moon and it's a 3-D image, you can walk around it and see different features. All the displays are free. Agreed, there is no excuse for errors in the shows.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:45 AM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
Yikes, talk about picky, picky picky. Digistar has its advantages (and disadvantages - star size - yeah yeah) . Agreed, there is no excuse for errors in the shows.
Point of order here, it was Ziggy who was complaining and I hope who you addressed your comment to, Joan. You didn't quote anyone. Having never been to Clark, I obviously have nothing to complain about. I am pretty nostalgic for Hansen's early days, however, but that's because it was a more "magical" time in my life. And Dr. Littman was always very kind to me, and went out of his way to help me in any way he could. I guess I'm talking about the days prior to '76 or so. Come to think of it, I only ever saw one or two demonstrations of the Digistar 1 when it was first installed. It didn't really "wow" me at the time, as I recall. I was so used to the sky of the old projector that the new one never felt quite right. Then college, life, and work pretty much took over my time and the planetarium became a memory, except for occassional SLAS meetings, until the club moved to a new venue.
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