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Mike,

The Flandrau Planetarium in Tucson use to have a solar image they constantly
projected on to the museum floor.  I am not sure what's happening with the
planetarium right now, but Steve Pompea at NOAO (National Optical
Astronomical Observatory) in Tucson should be able to help.  His e-mail
address is:

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Assuming they are still being made, you should be able to buy a commercial
ceolostat, which is designed to give a solar image that is stationary.
Steve may also have a lead regarding suppliers.

Dennis

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know your lifework" -- Richard Feynman

Dennis Schatz
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Pacific Science Center
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Seattle, WA 98109
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From: Mike Shanahan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:35 PM
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Subject: Shining the sun into a building, every day of year

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We are trying to find a way to project the sun into a museum building
and on to a prism to create a rainbow effect.  Does anyone have advice
on what it takes to get a tracking device that would work year-round to
project the sun's light into a building?  We of course have telescopes
that can be set up to do a similar job on a daily basis but this would
be a more permanent installation and one that would, ideally, not
require daily adjustment.  

 

I recall seeing a device at the space museum in Rio de Janeiro that
projected the sun onto the museum floor...I should have taken more
notes!

 

Reply online or offline, if you would.

 

 

Mike Shanahan

Education Director

Bishop Museum

1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu HI 96817

Office: (808) 847-8235

FAX: (808) 847-8250

Cell/pager: (808) 386-1419

www.bishopmuseum.org

 


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