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The Marie Drake Planetarium in Juneau is Alaska's largest
planetarium. It has been run by volunteers since 1991.
The non-profit Friends of the Marie Drake planetarium promotes
using and upgrading the planetarium.
Teaching astronomy can be a challenge due to its abstract
nature. We need a new digital planetarium system which will be a
powerful tool to create and present visual programming. The new
system will enhance understanding of astronomy for people of all
ages and levels of astronomy knowledge.
We are fundraising to replace our analog system which is 51 years old. It works well for showing the night sky from Earth, but its capabilities are limited by the age of the system. The new system will be a great improvement. For example, we will show the sky as seen from anywhere in the projector database and can zoom in and out of any object in the celestial collection.
Volunteers provide a wide variety of FREE astronomy education for the public, school classes and community groups. Volunteers share their love of astronomy with a wide variety of presentations and events for adults and children.
The board is leaning towards buying a system from Digitalis located in Bremerton, WA. The system we want is The Digitarium® Fixed Dome System which costs between $66,500 and $100,600 depending on the model.
Learn about the powerful features of this system at:
www.mariedrakeplanetarium.org/digitarium
http://digitaliseducation.com/digitarium-fixed
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The new system will enable us to show the current night sky and astronomical events. We will be able to vastly expand and improve our presentations. We currently give many Powerpoint presentations which does not use the dome to its best potential.
Volunteers are committed to learning the new system which includes pre-made shows and the ability to create original programming with the new system’s software. Two of our volunteers have taught astronomy at the local university.
The planetarium is part of the Juneau School District; however, the district does not provide staffing or funding for programming or equipment. Almost all planetarium charge for shows but ours are FREE.
Help open a window to the universe with an out of this world educational tool
Donations of $10 or more will receive a perk: Astronomy, Astronaut and Alien Humor E-Book.
Please share our campaign via social media, email and text even if you are unable to make a donation.
Thanks for reading and wishing you clear skies.
Perks
A colorful collection of Galactic Giggles suitable for all ages including: • jokes and puns • quotations and stories • photographs, cartoons, art and drawings • strange but true facts • movie titles and plots The book is divided into sections including: • Alien antics and UFO humor • Moon merriment • Crazy Astronauts • Child and Animal Astronauts • Earth and Earth Day • Space ships and rockets • space tourism • Mars merriment • Love in space • Sun and Solar system silliness The book was created and donated by the Planetarium board President who gives astronomy humor and other presentations at our planetarium. There is no cost to planetarium to share book with donors.
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A colorful collection of Galactic Giggles suitable for all ages including: • jokes and puns • quotations and stories • photographs, cartoons, art and drawings • strange but true facts • movie titles and plots The book is divided into sections including: • Alien antics and UFO humor • Moon merriment • Crazy Astronauts • Child and Animal Astronauts • Earth and Earth Day • Space ships and rockets • space tourism • Mars merriment • Love in space • Sun and Solar system silliness The book was created and donated by the Planetarium board President who gives astronomy humor and other presentations at our planetarium. There is no cost to planetarium to share book with donors.
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