Planetarium shows that I’ve produced
Planet Nine . Adler Planetarium . 2017
Follow Mike Brown and his team at CalTech as they uncover dwarf worlds like the remarkably bright Eris; Haumea, an egg-shaped object rotating incredibly fast; and Sedna, whose orbit takes it deep into the far reaches of the Solar System. Is there a new planet beyond these distant objects? We’ll tag along on Mike Brown’s first night searching for the ninth planet at the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. Join us on the hunt!
The Chicago Tribune called Planet Nine “Adler’s best sky show yet”. Planet Nine also won the People’s Choice award in the video catagory of the 2017 Vizzie competition run by the National Science Foundation and Science Magazine. Below is the exerpt from the show that was entered into the competition.
Kavli Fulldome Lecture Series . 2017 – 2020
The Kavli Lecture Series was a series of seven simulcast planetarium presentations by prominent scientists. The content for the Mike Brown Kavli Lecture formed the basis for the Planet Nine planetarium show described above. These presentations used domecasting technology to connect to dozens of planetariums around the world. Lectures were also streamed to YouTube 360 and viewing headsets were sent to people in locations where they couldn’t make it to s plnetarium, such as Children’s Hospitals.
Cosmic Wonder . Adler Planetarium . 2013
Presented as a live show, Cosmic Wonder tells the compelling story of how, through time, we have pieced together an understanding of the cosmos, inviting audiences to ask questions and help scientists unlock modern mysteries of the unknown. Cosmic Wonder was the first Planetarium Show produced entirely with Worldwide Telescope. Here is the Chicago Tribune review of Cosmic Wonder and here is a Microsoft Research blog post about the show. The show also featured interactive elements – showgoers were handed a penny when they entered and that penny was used a a touchstone throughout the show.
Welcome to the Universe . Adler Planetarium . 2012
Welcome to the Universe was a traditional style presenter led planetarium show which consisted of three parts: a night sky component that updated seasonally, an section about a recent natural event on Earth that updated monthly, and a tour out from the Earth to a more than abillion light years a way. A highlight of the show was the flight through the cosmic web of galaxies. A finger-of-god correction provided a more realistic visualization of the cosmic web than had previously been seen in planetariums. Chicago Parent review: Adler’s “Welcome to the Universe” puts it all in perspective the show was adapted for the Adler’s 3D theater and here is the Chicago Tribune review of that: “Completativing the Infinite”
Other Productions
In addition to the skyshows whose production I led, there are a number of others at Adler that I contributed to including Destination Solar System and The Searcher. I helped prepare (including a finger-of-god correction) a dataset of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey that featured prominately in the American Museum of Natural History’s production The Dark Universe. I served as an advisor on The One Sky Project. I am also an advisor on the American Museum of Natural History’s current skyshow.