ZEISS COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW "VELVET LED" FULLDOME VIDEO SYSTEM FOR THE CHUNGBUK SCIENCE CENTER IN THE KOREAN CITY OF CHEONGJU IN SEPTEMBER. SIX ZEISS VELVET LED PROJECTORS PRODUCE FULLDOME IMAGES ON THE 25 DEGREES TILTED PLANETARIUM DOME.

Scientific education center receives new "VELVET LED" projection technology from ZEISS

ZEISS completed the installation of a new "VELVET LED" fulldome video system for the Chungbuk Science Center in the Korean city of Cheongju in September. Six ZEISS VELVET LED projectors produce fulldome images on the 25 degrees tilted planetarium dome. The use of semiconductor light sources is a new feature of VELVET projectors: the LEDs provide a brighter overall display with significantly improved color brilliance. As a result, customers no longer have to worry about paying for regular bulb changes. The exceptionally high contrast for the ZEISS VELVET projectors is also retained with the new LED generation. First launched in 2019, the new projectors are now also being used outside of Germany for the first time.

The ZEISS STARMASTER, a planetarium projector from ZEISS, has been used to illustrate astronomical relationships in the 16-meter dome of the planetarium since 2001. In addition to installing the ZEISS VELVET video system, the company also provided technical maintenance of the ZEISS STARMASTER projector. The software and a selection of current shows on mainly astronomical topics are also part of the scope of delivery from ZEISS. The opto-mechanical starry sky and the digital astronomical displays are projected synchronously. ZEISS calls this technology "True Black Hybrid-Planetarium".