Zeiss large planetarium
The Zeiss large planetarium in Berlin was opened in 1987 as one of the largest and most modern planetariums in the world. It is located on the edge of the Ernst-Thälmann-Park residential area, built in the 1980s, in the Prenzlauer Berg district and, like the Archenhold observatory and the Planetarium am Insulaner with the Wilhelm Foerster observatory, belongs to the Planetarium Berlin Foundation.
Since reopening in August 2016 after a two-year modernization break, it is currently considered the most modern “science theater” in Europe. [outdated]
history
The Zeiss large planetarium , built according to the plans of the architect Erhardt Gißke in just two years of construction, was opened on October 9, 1987 as part of the 750th anniversary of Berlin .
Between April 2014 and August 2016 the planetarium was refurbished and converted into the most modern “science theater” in Europe. The media technology was also completely renewed. The former Cosmorama star projector was placed in the foyer of the house for the exhibition .
Planetarium director
- 1987-2004: Dieter B. Herrmann
- 2005–2006: Klaus Staubermann
- 2006–2009: Hans-Friedger Lachmann (acting)
- 2009–2013: Felix Lühning
- since 2013: Tim Florian Horn
building
The dome hall of the planetarium (planetarium hall), with an inner diameter of 23 meters (outer diameter: 30 meters) has 307 seats and is supplemented by a spacious foyer with a café and exhibitions as well as a cinema hall with 160 seats.
Technical equipment of the planetarium room
The Zeiss Universarium model IX planetarium projector stands on a mobile platform that can be lowered into the cellar. The hall can therefore be used in many ways. In addition to the planetarium projector, there are ten Zeiss Velvet video projectors for a 360 ° full dome projection, a SpatialSound Wave system as a 3D sound system with 53 loudspeakers, and a laser show system.
Redevelopment
The computer-controlled Cosmorama planetarium projector from Carl Zeiss was the former heart of the planetarium room . It allowed the brilliant representation of both the starry sky with more than 9000 stars and a multitude of astronomical phenomena from the past, present and future in the artificial sky.
Content
In addition to events on the main topic of “astronomy”, there are also performances with music. The planetarium is a regular venue for the Radio Eins series of radio play cinema under the starry sky . In the future, according to director Tim Florian Horn, it will “also devote itself to other scientific fields such as biology, chemistry or medicine” and develop from star theater to science theater.
See also
literature
- Zeiss large planetarium Berlin ; 2nd strongly changed edition; Publisher: Zeiss-Großplanetarium Berlin; Building Department Capital Berlin of the Ministry for Building, Urban Development and Housing; German Building Academy; Berlin 1990
Web links
- Homepage of the Zeiss large planetarium
- Odyssey / SciFi cinema in the planetarium at kinokompendium.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Planetarium opens on August 25th. In: Berliner Abendblatt . July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Zeiss Planetarium Berlin: The man for the universe. In: Berliner Zeitung . August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
- ^ Foundation Planetarium Berlin: Planetarium Technology. In: http://www.planetarium.berlin . Planetarium Berlin Foundation, accessed on September 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Bernd Wähner: Shortly before the reopening: The work in the planetarium is in full swing. In: Berlin Week . April 24, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016 .
- ↑ Foundation Planetarium Berlin: Modernization of the Zeiss large planetarium 2014-2016. In: http://www.planetarium.berlin . Planetarium Berlin Foundation, accessed on February 18, 2019 .
Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 34.8 " N , 13 ° 25 ′ 40.7" E