@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:Lyons.HENR@Xerox.ARPA (07/09/85)
From: Lyons.HENR@Xerox.ARPA A movie presumeably made from the IMAX pictures is now showing at the Rochester Planetarium entitled, "The Space Shuttle An American Adventure." It shows a shuttle launch closeup, as well as training pictures, pictures of the earth from the shuttle, and eva operations with the remote arm in repairing solar max. The film was apparantly made for showing on the ceilings of planetariums throughout the country.
ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) (07/10/85)
> From: Lyons.HENR@Xerox.ARPA > > A movie presumeably made from the IMAX pictures is now showing at the > Rochester Planetarium entitled, "The Space Shuttle An American > Adventure." It shows a shuttle launch closeup, as well as training > pictures, pictures of the earth from the shuttle, and eva operations > with the remote arm in repairing solar max. The film was apparantly > made for showing on the ceilings of planetariums throughout the country. And if it is as poorly presented in your home town as it was in Rochester it is a damn good idea to avoid this joker. The images were consistently badly out of focus. (Think about the combination of straining your neck to take in the whole picture and straining your eyes to make anything out.) The film itself was moderately boring. The makers concentrated on showing things of minimal interest. The only part that would have been worth seeing (more clearly) were the shots from the shuttle bay, a small part of the picture. -- "Don't argue with a fool. Ethan Vishniac Borrow his money." {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan Department of Astronomy University of Texas