Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
THE NEW SCIENCE DOME OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR METEOROLOGY (NCM) FEATURES A GROUND-BREAKING NEW 4D SYSTEM AND OFFERS 60 SEATS IN A 12M DIAMETER DOME //// ZEISS SOFTWASRE UNIVIEW SUPORT
In February, a new 4D science visualization dome with special effects was handed over by our partner Visuals Attraction in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The new Science Dome of the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) features a ground-breaking new 4D system and offers 60 seats in a 12m diameter dome. The 6k projection system is primarily used to display their own weather data and weather simulations in real time. The Science Dome will be used to host VIP guests such as internationally recognized meteorologists, as well as events for school groups and public screenings of a film on Cloud Seeding and Rain Enhancement Programme from the NCM. The Science Dome can also simulate weather effects such as fog, wind, heat and vibrations.
ZEISS supplied the software and hardware on which the weather data simulations run. ZEISS UNIVIEW #zeissuniview is used with corresponding customer-specific modules. This way the well-known software for real-time visualization of the universe dynamically displays simulations of weather data on Earth. ZEISS UNIVIEW and Visuals Attraction thus demonstrate another exciting way of experiencing scientific phenomena that goes far beyond the classic planetarium.
Photo: courtesy of Visuals Attraction.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN FRONT OF MOON Taken by Szabolcs Nagy on March 23, 2021 @ London, UK
International Space Station in front of Moon I've been planning this event for 2 weeks, I saw the forecast well before the event, but it was way too early to be sure about possible success, so many details must come together. A day before weather looked somewhat stable weirdly, so I rented a vehicle to be able to travel a bit and decided to go for it. Circumstances were perfect, ISS arrived at the predicted time and.... I was filming the southern region of Moon and the Space Station looked totally awesome in front of Moon. I purposefully positioned myself so, that ISS goes 'in and out' of the lunar surface. Then I went for the unique editing, in which I focus on the Space Station as a fix point and the lunar surface moves in the background. This changes the whole perspective. Hope you like it just as much as I do! :) II+II Video summary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rJlZEdaat64&feature=youtu.be Equipment: Skywatcher 250/1200 dobson telescope Zwo ASI224MC color camera
