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Projecting Data on a Sphere

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the higher-def dept.

necro81 writes "The NYTimes has an article in today's Science section that describes a four-projector system that displays images on a spherical screen. The Science on a Sphere system, developed at the Goddard Space Flight Center and used in some planetariums, can display and animate vast amounts of visual data from the Earth, Moon, Sun, and the other planets. The sphere is suspended by thin wires, and animating the image data gives the illusion of a free-floating, rotating world."

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  1. Perfect for mission briefings by amliebsch · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's just what I need to show my pilots where the shield generator is located.

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    1. Re:Perfect for mission briefings by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

      Many Bothans died for this post...

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  2. Ooo Pretty.... by JayDot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Birthday Trip to the planetarium...

    Who wants to open the pinata?

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  3. Halo graphics by tepples · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could this be giving birth to the beginnings of 3D halographic techonology?

    No, that was the Xbox.

  4. Brilliant by GimmeFive · · Score: 3, Funny

    There are some arses here at the office that could now be used for IMAX.