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ImagineA planetarium theater where all the sights and sounds are created digitally...A theater where the dome is covered with breathtaking images and where the audience is immersed in surround sound...This is Digital Theater...And you don't have to imagine it because it's here at the Schreder Planetarium Digital Theater. This new system is capable of projecting a brilliant seamless image over the entire dome surface and can deliver amazing digital sound. The images surround you, extending beyond the peripheral vision, leading to an experience that is fully immersive and engaging. The planetarium seats 64 people under a 10 meter dome, and features live and pre-recorded shows. About the Schreder PlanetariumIn the spring of 1979 the Schreder Planetarium was opened in Redding as a multi-media science education facility serving the students and citizens of Northern California. The planetarium provides student and community education in Astronomy and Space Science. Capturing the passion and curiosity of children, teenagers and adults, the planetarium is a beautiful, domed theater in which a realistic and scientifically accurate simulation of the night sky is created, using a highly specialized digital projector. The Digistar 3 projector uses powerful graphics hardware and software to generate immersive full-dome images on the interior surface of a dome, integrating all-dome video, real time 3D computer graphics, and complete digital astronomy.
Numbers of students served:Between 7,500 to 10,000 students served each year. Additional Educational and Public OutreachEmergence as a world-class education and public outreach facility In 2002 Schreder Planetarium was successful in obtaining a IDEAS grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute to conduct Educational and Public Outreach (EPO) on behalf of a major scientific expedition for the benefit of educators throughout the world. The Licancabur expedition, conducted by NASA Ames Research Center, was successful in doing preliminary research on the highest lake in the world, for purposes of furthering the upcoming Mars Rover expeditions. Thousands of students across the world participated in educational activities created by Shasta, Trinity and Tehema county teachers and students. The educational site can be found at: http://www.extremeenvironment.com In October 2002, the former director of the Schreder Planetarium, Brian Grigsby, used the IDEAS grant to conduct EPO activities associated with a NASA/SETI Institute expedition to the Licancabur volcano on the border between Chile and Bolivia. This expedition studied the environment under which living organisms can survive in extreme conditions, and allowed students to “virtually” study the environment with the scientists. This activity was funded by one-time monies to purchase equipment necessary to communicate via email with students in Northern California, as well as throughout the country. The grant money was used exclusively for EPO activities, not for travel expenses associated with the expedition. Travel funds were provided in part from Project ARISE (Advanced Rural Integrated Science Education) and through the Shasta County Office of Education. Already we have conducted more than 25 Public lectures, and have spoken with well over 5,000 Northern California students.
For more information contact: David R. Ewart, Jr. MEd |
