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Here is one of Magnuz of Sweden's projects in Second Life.
The planetarium has some 50 functions, providing a spherical stellar map with adjustable brightness and grid settings, optional display and projections of the Sun, Moon and planets in our Solar system, and their orbits, rotating and orbiting to the proper positions for a selected positions on Earth at the present, a selected timepoint or in an animation at selected pace. It is mounted on an artistic stand involving sculpted rock supports, a glass walking bridge and a fountain.
Location
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Honawan/8/48/152
The (old) planetarium is located in the south-western part of the sim Honawan, a region of the old southern continent of Second Life. It is built high up in a slope bordering on the neighbouring sim Horseshoe.
Background
This was my first attempt at presenting scientific data in Second Life, and it developed into the most advanced single item I have created so far, and also became the origin of a whole astronomy theme park. The functionality was developed step by step, from a static stellarium to the dynamic display tool it is today. This stand-alone version is really a kind of museum, since it has been developed further after being incorporated into the astronomy theme park. It also acts as a kind of advertisement with direct teleportation to the astronomy theme park.
Construction
The first versions of the planetarium hovered as a single sphere over another project, the Greek temple. I acquired the land for the present planetarium display in the sim Honawan 2007-09-02 and built the first version of the stand for it and moved it there 2007-10-05. The present version of the stand was finished 2007-10-24, and the present version of the planetarium sphere itself dates from 2007-10-29. Some minor changes, like the removal of celestial globes and sales packages, and addition of the teleporter, were made when the astronomy theme park was inaugurated.
Future
There will be no further development of this museum piece, and it may be dismantled in the future, if the need for the prim it represents becomes urgent.
Documents
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Magnuz_031, 2007-10-01
size: 1676x1006 px, 117 kB
description: object, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_032, 2007-10-01
size: 1676x1006 px, 101 kB
description: object, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_033, 2007-10-01
size: 1676x1006 px, 169 kB
description: object, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_034, 2007-10-01
size: 1676x1006 px, 162 kB
description: object, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_035, 2007-10-01
size: 1676x1006 px, 143 kB
description: object, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_036, 2007-10-01
size: 1676x1006 px, 164 kB
description: object, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_037, 2007-10-05
size: 1676x1006 px, 256 kB
description: building, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_038, 2007-10-25
size: 1676x1006 px, 315 kB
description: building, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_039, 2007-10-25
size: 1676x1006 px, 271 kB
description: building, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_040, 2007-10-25
size: 1676x1006 px, 224 kB
description: building, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_041, 2007-10-26
size: 1676x1006 px, 101 kB
description: object, mini-planetarium in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_042, 2007-10-29
size: 1676x1006 px, 65 kB
description: object, celestial globe in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_085, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 134 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by night from s.e. 
Magnuz_086, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 198 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by day from s.e. 
Magnuz_087, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 135 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by night from n.e. 
Magnuz_088, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 178 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by day from n.e. 
Magnuz_089, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 158 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by night from n.w. 
Magnuz_090, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 255 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by day from n.w. 
Magnuz_091, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 157 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by night from n.e. 
Magnuz_092, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 228 kB
description: view, the sim Honawan by day from n.e. 
Magnuz_093, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 250 kB
description: view, Swedish 17th century Mansion by Magnuz of Sweden as gallery in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_094, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 299 kB
description: view, Swedish 17th century Mansion by Magnuz of Sweden as gallery in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_103, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 304 kB
description: view, Greek Doric temple by Magnuz of Sweden in the sim Honawan 
Magnuz_104, 2008-05-08
size: 1676x1006 px, 245 kB
description: view, Greek Doric temple by Magnuz of Sweden in the sim Honawan
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