SECCHI on the NASA STEREO Mission - FULL-DOME IMMERSIVE MOVIE SEQUENCES

VOLKER BOTHMER, THOMAS W. KRAUPE, TIM FLORIAN HORN

PLANETARIUM/SCIENCE CENTER HAMBURG & UNIV. GOETTINGEN

Planetarium Hamburg

The largest „Skytheater“ in Northern Germany featuring equipment which is unique worldwide

Coop with NASA/GSFC STEREO-Mission since 2005

Immersive VisualisationVirtual 3D Spaces Real 3D-Data from ScienceReal Scientists Science Visualisation rather than Visual Effects

The Digital Planetarium Experience

THE IMAGE GENERATOR

Evans & Sutherland „Digistar3“

Compatible with all other systems „out there“ in the digital planetarium field

Real time or pre-rendered fulldome 4k by 4k Images 30 frames per second

A MAJOR EUROPEAN NODE FOR COMMUNICATING

STEREO IMAGES & RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC

•Step 1: Fulldome Image Sequence for the international

planetarium community

•Step 2: Data archive for the NASA STEREO-Mission at Hamburg

Planetarium/Science Center – in the making

•Step 3: Competence Center for Space Weather at Hamburg

Planetarium/Science Center

National partners: University Göttingen, Planetarium Hamburg, DLR, Astrium,

Major international partners: NASA/GSFC, NRL, etc. (V. Bothmer, T. Kraupe, N.

Jakowski, Wolfgang Keil)

More than 200+ digital planetaria worldwideServing more than 40+ million open minded humans

SECCHI FULL-DOME IMMERSIVE MOVIE SEQUENCE

1. Compile and rectify real HiRes SECCHI Images at Planetarium Hamburg

with support of team at University of Goettingen

2. Combine squence with computer animations of the satellite and footage

from launch

3. NASA/STEREO Team approves educational and PR use of this sequence in

planetaria

4. Create fulldome master frames for use in digital planetaria

5. Disseminate finished sequence for free to all digital planetaria worldwide

via the International Planetarium Society (IPS)

…combining Astronomy and Space Sciences

…with environmental and life sciences at HafenCity Hamburg

FUTURE BIG STEP …

SCIENTARIUM - Outer Skin for Display and Interaction

• steeply tilted dome

• forward facing audience

• digital 3D Projection

• ready for the grand STEREO finale

Scientarium - „Powers of Ten Theater“

PLANETARIUM HAMBURG – DER HIMMEL AUF ERDEN