Fulldome Fragments
Snippets of immersive inspiration.
We regularly use powerful 360° visuals like the ones below to answer questions in the presenter-led and interactive components of our performances.
Now in glorious 4K at 60fps (the same quality as fixed planetariums).
"A mind stretched by new ideas never returns to the same shape" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Show type
Educational
Audience: various
Duration: various
DOPPLER EFFECT
see and hear a demonstration of the Doppler Effect in 360°
(courtesy of Lhoumeau Sky System Open Project)
VOYAGER 2 SATURN FLY-BY
a beautiful 4K / 60fps animation of Voyager 2's fly-by in August 1981
(rendered with the free application Stellarium at the Sri Sathya Sai Space Theatre / music: Voyager by SWP)
GEOLOGICAL TIME FUNNEL
an elevating immersive journey across eons of geological time
(courtesy of Lhoumeau Sky System Open Project)
MARS WITH WATER
artist’s impression of what the young Red Planet may have looked like four billion years ago, before the effects of natural climate change
DEATH OF THE SUN (AND EARTH)
artist's impression showing the Sun gradually swelling five billion years from now, becoming a red giant that will destroy planet Earth.
PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
94 elements occur naturally on Earth [fun fact: the last three are named after Uranus (Uranium), Neptune (Neptunium) and Pluto (Plutonium)]; yet in total 118 elements are currently known. Enjoy the first 103 elements floating in space above the Earth
MILKY WAY GLOBULAR CLUSTERS
visualising the paths of globular clusters as they travel around the Milky Way
FLYING HOME
traversing the vast distances from the Magellanic Clouds to Earth (Swedish text)
CUPOLA EARTH
travel over planet Earth inside the viewing compartment of the International Space Station
ANCIENT TEMPLE
stunning 360° time-lapse of white clouds swirling in a brilliant blue sky above an ancient Mayan temple
GALAXY COLLISION
supercomputer simulation of two spiral galaxies colliding. As one slices through the other, gravitational forces produce long tails of material streaming away from the collision. The central regions eventually fall together and the galaxies merge into one. Yet due to the immense distances between the stars, hardly a star touches another throughout the entire process lasting millions of years.
PINE FOREST SUNSET
beautiful immersive timelapse of the Sun setting in a pine forest, colouring the clouds with various shades of orange
DNA FLY-THROUGH
a dramatic 360° journey through the DNA double helix
FINAL FLIGHT
series of 360° photos of STS-135 Atlantis, the final mission of the Space Shuttle programme
