News Bytes

John Glenn's Historic Flight in Digistar 4

2/20/2012 8:02:17 PM UTC -

50 years ago today, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn rocketed into space aboard the Mercury capsule Friendship 7 for a flight that lasted just short of 5 hours and reached speeds of over 17,000 miles per hour.
John Glenn’s historic flight took over 4 ½ hours, Digistar 4 has simulated Glenn’s journey in 4 ½ minutes. This video, captured from D4, traces all three orbits; green and red markers identify launch and landing sites, respectively. The real-time demo, plus photos and the official 204-page NASA mission report, is available on the Digistar Users Group (FTP) Library.

Special bundle pricing for 2012 Shows

2/17/2012 11:26:43 PM UTC - E&S is now offering a bundle of two great shows about the end of the world in 2012 "predicted" by the Maya. Please check out our latest news release for more information.
http://www.es.com/News/2012/2012-02-16.html

Kinect Advanced Scripting Webinar

2/14/2012 3:49:37 PM UTC - This is for any of you that would like to have a deep dive into building scripts and scenarios in Digistar with the Microsoft Kinect Sensor. Much of this webinar will borrow from the advanced scripting tutorial given at DUG 2011. In this you will learn how to create on-dome menu items, how to build live flying scenarios, and how to use the raw skeletal data to create on-dome avatars. Knowledge of scripting in Digistar is needed for this. http://www.es.com/support/userportal/webinars/2012/KinectAdvancedScripting/

2012 Ancient Skies Ancient Mysteries

2/8/2012 10:49:34 PM UTC - Check out the new trailer for our latest fulldome show, 2012: Ancient Skies Ancient Mysteries. Be sure to see the full show in the dome or on a DVD screener before the end of the world.

Digistar 4 Tip

2/8/2012 7:13:50 PM UTC - Astropix is a website which collects astronomical pictures and related media - all tagged with data conforming to the Astronomy Visualization Metadata (AVM) standard. For those of you with Digistar 4, simply drag an appropriately tagged image into the Dome Preview window and it will automatically position and orient itself in the sky for in situ viewing. Kudos to Robert Hurt and Jacob Llamas! (IPAC)