THE ZEISS PLANETARIUM IN VIENNA WILL UPGRADE TO FULLDOME VIDEO

The ZEISS planetarium in Vienna will upgrade to fulldome video. In addition to the existing technology, ZEISS will deliver VELVET video projectors that boast the world’s highest contrast. The projectors achieve an absolute black background. This is a particular requirement of the Planetarium that put on a host of astronomical presentations. The new video projection solution supplements the existing planetarium projector, a ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM Mark IX. While the optomechanical star projector makes the sky shine with natural brilliance, the digital projection system supplements the programs with a wide diversity of didactic presentations and colorful astronomical objects. Thanks to the hybrid control unit, it’s easy for visitors to access the world of astronomy, enabling the planetarium to foster its mission to educate. When the Vienna planetarium will reopen in March 2018, it will give over hundreds of thousands of people each year the chance to be inspired by nature, science, technology, and culture.