Spitz Planetariums: Designed for Fulldome Education
SciDome™ Planetarium
Fulldome Astronomy, Earth Science, and Human Anatomy education (Physics coming soon!)
Projection systems for domes of all sizes
Curriculum for the planetarium and the classroom
World’s leading projection domes
Design, service, and training for your Spitz SciDome theater
Projection Systems
Spitz SciDome offers bright, sharp, smart projection options for domes from 20′ (6m) to 80′ (24m)
Apollo 13 in SciDome
50 years ago this evening, the Apollo 13 spacecraft had its great "Houston, we've had a problem" moment. Apollo 13 is rendered in SciDome Preview Suite, with models representing the spacecraft both before and after panel #4 on the service module was blown off by the...
Venus and the Pleiades April 3
There is an upcoming event in the evening sky that is worth notifying your colleagues about on social media this week. Venus is going to pass in front of the Pleiades star cluster on Friday, April 3rd. The neat thing about it is that this happens every 8 years, to the...
Simulating Starlink Satellite Constellation in SciDome
I hope you've heard about the Starlink constellation of satellites that is being put into orbit this year by SpaceX. Starlink is a global network that will provide satellite internet services with better speed and lower latency than current satellite internet. The...
TEACH bigger: Immersive Education meets Powerful Capability
SciDome provides robust simulation capabilities and comprehensive curriculum resources
Astronomy
Realtime astronomy simulation powered by Starry Night, the world’s most popular astronomy education software.
Earth Science
The Layered Earth beings interactive, 3D earth-science education to the dome.
Curriculum
Teaching tools that connect the dome and classroom environments.
Teach with Touch
The SciTouch controller puts the power of SciDome in the palm of your hand
SciTouch™
The only handheld controller that allows you to directly interact with planetarium visualizations. Learn more
Contact Spitz for more information
To learn more about the capabilities and usability of SciDome for fulldome immersive education, contact Spitz at +1.610.459.5200.