International Planetarium Society

Type: Organization

Name: International Planetarium Society

First reported Feb 27 2013 - Updated Feb 27 2013 - 1 reports

Maytag Corporation

New Video Highlights Importance of Dark Skies

The International Dark-Sky Association in collaboration with Loch Ness Productions, a U.S.-based full-dome show production company, announces the availability of a new free-for-download video highlighting the issues regarding light pollution. It's called ... [Published SpaceRef - Feb 27 2013]

Entities: International Planetarium Society, Maytag Corporation, Donations, Seed Money, HD Video

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..."Planetariums champion the night sky already," she said. "They tap into public awareness, so their audiences are a prime demographic for this message. The show gives planetarium professionals another tool to help educate the public about this critical issue. The HD version extends the message to more people through presentations by educators and dark-sky advocates."

New Video Highlights Importance of Dark Skies [Published SpaceRef - Feb 27 2013]

...International Astronomical Union Congress in Beijing are being treated to a special "sneak preview" of a fulldome video on light pollution called " ". The five and a half minute public service announcement showing at the Beijing Planetarum on August 29th, 2012 is a joint collaboration between the International Dark-Sky Association and Loch Ness Productions, a U S -based fulldome video production company. Science and technical advisor for the production is Dr. Connie Walker, National Optical Astronomy Observatory's Senior Science Education Specialist and chair of the IDA Education Committee."

Losing the Dark [Published SpaceRef - Aug 28 2012]