Since the opening of the Seymour Planetarium at the Springfield Science Museum 86 years ago, the same starball has always been used to simulate the starry sky. The projector, which was specially constructed by the Korkosz brothers for the Seymour Planetarium, is now considered the oldest working planetarium projector in the USA. Now the planetarium has been upgraded for the 21st century and will be able to present digital fulldome content to future audiences thanks to the new VELVET LED projectors from ZEISS. The fact that Korkosz and Zeiss projectors will operate under the same dome is a successful marriage of old and new.
The first public shows with the new projection system from ZEISS were presented during the Astronomy Day celebration at the Museum of Science on April 29.
Photo: Seiler Instrument, ZEISS
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