The
brand new, state-of-the-art center will take you to from the inner
workings of our planet to the outer limits of the galaxy. The 87-foot
sphere which appears to float in a glass-walled cube houses the new
Hayden Planetarium, featuring the most technologically advanced Space
Theater in the world, in which visitors can experience Space Shows of
incredible realism. The
Planetarium, as well as the "Big Bang Theater" -- a dramatic
re-creation of the first minutes of the origins of the universe, the
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe, which examines
issues such as how the universe evolved.
special
exhibits
The
Space Show, narrated by Tom Hanks, offers viewers a 3-D tour of the
universe, where they will seem to "fly" through a
scientifically accurate virtual recreation of our galaxy and beyond. The
cutting-edge technology that makes this possible includes a customized
one-of-a-kind Zeiss Starr Projector, the most advanced in the world,
and a Digital Dome System, which in essence makes the Space Theater
the most powerful virtual reality simulator in the world.