The Transit of Venus is a 4-minute video in high-resolution soon to be a free download in full-dome video for digital theaters. The mini-show summarizes the history and significance of the transit of Venus while preparing viewers for the June 5-6, 2012, spectacle.  The story segues from Jeremiah Horrocks' first sighting, to expeditions seeking to measure the size of the solar system, to the Kepler spacecraft detecting planets as they transit distant stars.

With animation and video effects by Patrick McPike, Multimedia Artist and Technical Director at the Adler Planetarium, the dome master is readily compatible with full-dome digital theaters.  The original song Morning Star by the band Transit of Venus from New Zealand is also available for free download.  Narrated by Douglas Osthimer.  Written and directed by Chuck Bueter.

• Dome master (coming mid-March)
  
• High-resolution flat screen video
  
• YouTube video with narration
• Song: Morning Star by Transit of Venus
• Text for The Transit of Venus video
  
  

http://www.youtube.com/user/transitvenus
Additional videos that are directly related to the transit of Venus

Planetariums and Digital Theaters

The dome master can be sliced and encoded for individual projector types and will soon be available at no cost to manufacturers who choose to offer this service freely to their users. See the March 2012 issue of Planetarian, Journal of the International Planetarium Society for more information.