Playing Avatar in the 3D Planetarium?
Avatar or other 3D movies in the planetarium
Unfortunately it is NOT possible for us to show standard movies or 3D movies in the planetarium.
Unfortunately it is NOT possible for us to show standard movies or 3D movies in the planetarium.
Our planetarium system is configured for multi-channel hemispherical projection, and any content we show must be specially produced for this format. Our system's 3D stereoscopic projection capabilities use a spectrally notched set of eyeglasses to produce the 3D effect with the left and right channels of our Sony projectors.
Flat screen movies are a single channel and have a standard rectangular format and the 3D ones are produced for use with polarizing glasses, which are also different than the type of glasses used in our planetarium. Lastly the licensing fees for standard movies (ones at the box office) are well beyond the reach of museum/science centers.