{"id":32,"date":"2015-08-19T15:40:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T22:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2024-11-25T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:45:53","slug":"planetarium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/planetarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetarium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium1.jpg\" alt=\"Palomar Planetarium building \" width=\"487\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium1.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium2-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Planetarium2\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2015\/11\/Planetarium2.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Delivery Method:<\/strong> CM Multi-Prime<br \/>\n<strong>Project Budget:<\/strong> $8.7 million<br \/>\n<strong>Construction Start Date:<\/strong> May 2010<br \/>\n<strong>Completion Date:<\/strong> January 2012<br \/>\n<strong>Occupy Date:<\/strong> March 2012<br \/>\n<strong>Bond Series:<\/strong> A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope\/Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Currently the 5th largest planetarium in California<\/li>\n<li>Theater has 138 seats that sit under a 50-foot Astrotec dome. The presentations are largely driven by the Digistar 4 system.\u00a0 To produce the fulldome images on the dome, two JVC digital projectors equipped with wide angle lenses work together to create one image.\u00a0 Each projector provides 5000 lumens and produces a 4096 x 2048 display &#8211; together the image on the dome is 4096 x 4096 (4K) in size.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to the Digistar 4 system, the Planetarium is equipped with at Christie digital projector for presentations that do not require the D4 system.<\/li>\n<li>The audio system is a 5.1 surround sound system that uses 8 speakers located outside of the dome to provide a rich ambient sound using 11,000 watts of power.<\/li>\n<li>Full production studio consisting of an editing room and recording room. A Digistar 4 producer station allows Planetarium staff to produce and render shows without using the resources of the Digistar 4 system that runs in the theater.<\/li>\n<li>Editing room is lined with sound modifying acoustic wall panels and has a 5.1 surround sound system.<\/li>\n<li>Adjacent to the editing room is a recording room lined with sound modifying acoustic wall panels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sustainable Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proximity to public transportation for surrounding public access to shows<\/li>\n<li>Exemplary indoor air quality will be achieved with more air changes and an air filtration system<\/li>\n<li>The building employs sun shading devices to reduce heat gain while permitting ample natural lighting<\/li>\n<li>Contains low-flow toilets and utilize infrared-sensor faucets<\/li>\n<li>The steel structure, metal building framing, and metal roof materials composed of high recycled content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Architect: tBP\/Architecture<\/li>\n<li>Construction Manager: Swinerton Builders<\/li>\n<li>Civil Engineer: VA Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Electrical: FBA Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Mechanical Engineer: GLP Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Structural Engineer: John A Martin<\/li>\n<li>Landscape Architect: Land Architecture<\/li>\n<li>Facilities Planning Manager: Kelley Hudson-MacIsaac<\/li>\n<li>Construction Manager: Chris Miller<\/li>\n<li>Prop M Construction Manager: John Philipps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Delivery Method: CM Multi-Prime Project Budget: $8.7 million Construction Start Date: May 2010 Completion Date: January 2012 Occupy Date: March 2012 Bond Series: A Scope\/Summary: Currently the 5th largest planetarium in California Theater has 138 seats that sit under a 50-foot Astrotec dome. The presentations are largely driven by the Digistar 4 system.\u00a0 To&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/planetarium\/\">Continue Reading<span> Planetarium<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":455,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6Sp7k-w","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1320,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/1320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/propm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}