Ringworld!

[cjsmith]

Last night rfrench and I went to the De Anza Planetarium for their show about the Cassini/Huygens mission.

- I had forgotten how much fun it is to sit in a planetarium and watch the stars roll by.
- Wow, that guy had a BAD microphone. OK, I admit I would want a mike if I were him, but that one was so bad he'd have done better to holler. At least one oldster in the audience couldn't understand a word he'd said. I've seen this sort of thing from time to time at other events. A good mike and sound system doesn't have to cost big bucks, but somehow people keep putting up with poor audio equipment.
- The best part of the show was an animated graphic illustrating the path of Cassini/Huygens from launch to just past Jupiter. The calculations, planning, and accuracy required for this trajectory leave me in awe.
- The show was written about a year ago, so actual images from Cassini and Huygens were added at the end as a slide show. They were *impressive*. MMMMMMMMMMM space!

Comments

[ericainohio.livejournal.com]

Really??? Oh, my son would have been so excited to see this (heck, so would his mother!). He's really into space stuff right now. Cassini was in one of the books we got out of the library recently, and he was really interested in the actual pictures.

That sounds soooo cool!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It was a great show! I have the impression it was not written specifically by or for this planetarium; a place local to you might be able to obtain it and show it. It was titled "Ringworld" and I'm sad to say I've forgotten who wrote it.

[ericainohio.livejournal.com]

*smacks forehead* Of course! We HAVE a planetarium in Cincinnati! Hmmm...maybe a quick email to them to inquire about Ringworld....

I can't believe that with Gabriel so interested in space right now, I'd forgotten about our planetarium.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ooo, he's GOT to go visit the planetarium! 8-) He's a perfect age to be engrossed in the show!