2024-01-26 chat

Chat for Planetarians' Zoom Seminar 2024 Jan 26 

Attendees:

1. Carole Holmberg, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC. 

2. Jeff Nee, Pasadena, CA. Hi, all!

3. Justin Stevick, College of San Mateo, CA

4. Todd Ullery From York PA

5. Rosemary Walling, Marie Drake Planetarium, Juneau, AK

6. Kevin Kopchynski Springfield (Massachusetts) Science Museum, Seymour Planetarium

7. Joyce T Towne: Hello from S.E. PA. Omnidirectional Consulting.

8. John Erickson, Richmond/Berkeley, CA

9. April Whitt, Atlanta, Georgia

10. Mary Holt, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco CA

11. Cal Powell, Alexandria, VA

12. Alan Gould, The Lawrence Hall of Science Planetarium, University of California Berkeley USA

13. Jeremy Amarant, SAGE Planetarium, Palmdale School District, PPA President, Palmdale, CA

14. Cora Braun, Mediendom at Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany

15. Alby Luchko, CSUN Bianchi Planetarium; California State U, Northridge, CA

16. Scott Oldfield

11:17:58 From Jeff Nee (he, him) to Everyone: Question for later: did your lit review include any planetarium-specific studies on the efficacy of immersive learning environments?

11:23:47 From Cora Braun | Mediendom Kiel, Germany to Everyone: was the questionnaire printed out and handed out to everyone as they went out after the show? or how was the questionnaire distributed?

11:37:04 From Carole Holmberg, Museum of York County to Everyone: We use QR codes after the show.

11:39:46 From April Whitt to Everyone: We did surveys when I was at Fernbank Science Center, to determine how audiences received a particular program. Mitzi Adams - currently at Huntsville - was gathering information about her Hotter Than Blue program.

11:48:58 From A.J. Balatico | University of Washington to Everyone:

[video - Global temperature anomalies from 1880 to 2017]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4bSxb5THm4

11:52:08 From Alan Gould PPA to Everyone:

[AJ's email address....] "A.J. Balatico" <balatico@uw.edu>

11:59:07 From JT Towne to Everyone: There is also "chevron" seating out there. Little dome diam. and bench seating may allow audience to find and inspect single images more easily than a very large, concentric-seating dome.

12:03:28 From John Gus Erickson to Everyone: I was "raised" with circular seating and I love it, but I appreciate a sweet spot, not at the zenith, that all can see. There are several options, but for me there are two rules: No one with their back to the zenith, no one turns their head more than 45 degrees to see the sweet spot.

12:04:26 From JT Towne to Everyone: Reacted to "I was "raised" with ..." with 👍

12:05:09 From April Whitt to Everyone: Zenith - I remember Osceola Sexton telling me that if you have a theater full of noisy children, put an image at the zenith. They can’t talk with their heads up.

12:05:24 From April Whitt to Everyone: Cuts off the air.

12:06:47 From April Whitt to Everyone: Thanks

12:07:05 From Kevin Kopchynski to Everyone: Thank you

12:07:07 From Alby Luchko to Everyone: Reacted to "Thank you" with 👍🏻

12:08:28 From JT Towne to Everyone: I did start working in planetariums at 17!