by chris@bouncingball.pro | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Photo by Mike Smail, Adler Planetarium OpenSpace is an incredible, powerful piece of planetarium simulation software and the open-source philosophy means planetariums (and immersive venues, and other theaters of any shape) can take advantage of its high-quality...
by chris@bouncingball.pro | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
My science fiction film series, Space on Screen is back at Oakland’s New Parkway Theater. I’ll be sharing three more of my favorite science fiction movies, with live introductions in the OpenSpace open-source planetarium software. On March 21st we’ll...
by chris@bouncingball.pro | Nov 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Night Sky Astronomy Panels for OpenSpace from the Elumenati and Tau Immersive are available here, updated for OpenSpace 0.22! Version for OpenSpace 0.21 are here. Night sky astronomy tours are probably the foundational planetarium show. After industrialization and...
by chris@bouncingball.pro | Oct 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Jason Achilles is an LA-based musician and producer. Jason Achilles helped put the microphones on the Perseverance Mars rover, capturing our first sounds of another planet. Jacon Achilles delivers a unique, live planetarium experience that combines both of those...
by chris@bouncingball.pro | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Black Holes are some of the most mysterious and compelling objects in the Universe, and are always one of the most popular subjects for planetarium shows, drawing in audience curiosity and questions from adults and children alike. But because of their complexity,...
by chris@bouncingball.pro | Aug 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why is Pluto not a planet? Yesterday, August 24th, 2025, marked the 19th anniversary of Pluto’s reclassification (some prefer “demotion”) from “planet” to “dwarf planet” changing the longstanding count of planets in our Solar...
