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| A User-Driven Universe |
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■ Packed with new and versatile technology to meet user demands |
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The GSS-CHRONOS is a planetarium developed as the result of user input.
The compact body can project tiny, sharp images of 8,500 stars down to mag 6.5.
And its amazing range of user-requested features give the planetarium operator maximum flexiblity
in its use. Built for educators by educators, the CHRONOS is the mid-sized planetarium
for the next 30 years. |
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■ CHRONOS HYBRID Changes Domed Space Forever |
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The high-performance CHRONOS can be combined with the Virtuarium fulldome digital
imaging system to add even more flexibility. The HYBRID uses GOTO's new SP2-HD projectors
and lenses to produce the finest video image in its class - without any shadows anywhere on the dome.
HYBRID control software effortlessly synchronizes the opto-mechanical and video skies under
a single control system. Finally, the ergonomically designed manual control console for the first
time gives educators a true ability to drive the system in real time, rather than being forced
to rely upon pre-scripted routines. |
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| Track Record: College of San Mateo, California USA |
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■ First-ever CHRONOS HYBRID Planetarium |
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The College of San Mateo, in the San Francisco Bay Area, opened the world's first CHRONOS HYBRID
Planetarium February 23, 2007. While the first CHRONOS had been installed in 2002,
this installation was first to include the synchronization of fulldome video. The staff
immediately began heavy use of the system in daily astronomy classes at the college level and in
entertaining and educational presentations for visiting school groups.
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| SKY & TELESCOPE, May 2008 Advertisement |
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