Description: NEW YORK CITY - Hayden Planetarium - American Indian Star Myths: The Hayden Planetarium (often called "The Hayden Sphere" or "The Great Sphere") has, since 2000, been one of the two main attractions within the Rose Center. The top half of the Hayden Sphere houses the Star Theater, which uses high-resolution fulldome video to project “space shows” based on scientific visualization of current astrophysical data, in addition to a customized Zeiss Star Projector system replicating an accurate night sky as seen from Earth. The Star Theater is one of the world's pre-eminent planetariums, which incorporates high-resolution fulldome video to create "space shows," based in scientific visualization of current astrophysical data. The shows run every half hour from 10:30 to 4:30 except on the first Friday of the month; on that Friday the shows run from 10:30 to 7:30. Right outside the doors of the theater there is a flat-screen TV presentation that gives you a preview of what to expect once the show starts. The bottom half of the Sphere is home to the Big Bang Theater, which depicts the birth of the universe in a four-minute program. The Big Bang Theater occupies the bottom half of the Hayden Sphere. Utilizing a screen that measures 36 feet in diameter over an 8-foot-deep (2.4 m) bowl, a four-minute program depicts the birth of the universe, with a voiceover by Liam Neeson. The Big Bang Theater serves as an introduction to the Heilbrun Cosmic Pathway, a spiral which wraps around the sphere, connecting the second and first floors of the Rose Center. The cosmic pathway provides a timeline of the universe's history from the Big Bang to the present day. The Heilbrun Cosmic Pathway is one of the most popular exhibits in the Rose Center, which opened February 19, 2000. The Hayden Planetarium offers a number of courses and public presentations including the Frontiers of Astrophysics and Distinguished Authors lecture series. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard informs on its reverse: "HAYDEN PLANETARIUM - AMERICAN INDIAN STAR MYTHS: In the left-hand picture, which forms the left one of a triptych of paintings on American Indian star myths, done by Charles R. Knight, we see the aurora, with departed spirits dancing on the great are which spans the sky. The other colorful side panel shows the Thunder Bird, lightning darting fro his breast, against a background of tumultuous storm clouds."The card is in good condition.
Price: 12.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-02-06T02:29:29.000Z
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Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Hayden Planetarium: "The Hayden Sphere" or "The Great Sphere"
Stars, Bith of Universe: High-Resolution Fulldome Video Projector
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Art
City/Region: New York City
Postage Condition: Unposted
State: New York
Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930)
Stars: Birth of Universe
Native American: Star Myths
Region: New York
Country: USA
