planetarium
Sign in to savethumb|right|Inside a planetarium projection hall.(Belgrade Planetarium, [[Serbia)]] thumb|right|Inside the same hall during projection.(Belgrade Planetarium, [[Serbia)]]A planetarium (: planetariums or planetaria) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation.
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A planetarium is a theatre designed to present educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or to provide training in celestial navigation. It matters because it makes learning about the cosmos and stars accessible and engaging to the public in an immersive setting.
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- History
- Early
- 20th century
- After World War II
- Computerized planetaria
- Technology
- Domes
- Traditional electromechanical/optical projectors
- Digital projectors
- Show content
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Inside a planetarium projection hall.(Belgrade Planetarium, [[Serbia)]] thumb|right|Inside the same hall during projection.(Belgrade Planetarium, [[Serbia)]]A planetarium (: planetariums or planetaria) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation.
A dominant feature of most planetariums is the large dome-shaped projection screen onto which scenes of stars, planets, and other celestial objects can be made to appear and move realistically to simulate their motion. The projection can be created in various ways, such as a star ball, slide projector, video, fulldome projector systems, and lasers. Typical systems can be set to simulate the sky at any point in time, past or present, and often to depict the night sky as it would appear from any point of latitude on Earth.