This week we had a very cool presentation by a man that help build the Hayden Planetarium. Basically, as a result of building the planetarium, Mr. Friedman thought it might be possible to build a small scale model that could be transported to school districts.

The result was the Micro-dome, a small concave half-dome that has a advanced computer system and projector attached. From here he wrote a software program that uses real time data and satellite images to create this universe model. Our students got the opportunity to see the far reaches of the solar system and beyond. He even took us out to the end of the measurable universe and showed students why we have the limitations we did. Students thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and I believe they learned a lot.

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