ZEISS Software

Software Suite for Planetariums

Visualization and Presentation

No matter if you are planning a live presentation of the current night sky, preparing a virtual journey into the depths of the universe or simply want to play a fulldome movie, the ZEISS Software Suite for Planetariums gives you all the tools you need. And best of all, you control everything with just one interface, without cables and from anywhere under the dome.

3D Visualization & Simulation

Classic Sky Observation

Common Interface

Streaming Function

Three-dimensional Astronomical Visualizations

With Uniview you will be presenting three-dimensional visualizations and simulations using mainly astronomical databases in a live and interactive setting. The scope of the astronomical visualization possibilities extends over about 30 orders of magnitude and includes, for example, a detailed model of the International Space Station ISS, the planet Earth with its surface features and atmospheric properties, the solar system, the Milky Way and galaxies out to the cosmic background radiation, the observable boundary of the universe.

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Uniview contains a variety of scientific models and modules, including all known objects in the solar system, Kepler candidates, star clusters, the Local Group, deep sky objects, Sloan galaxies and quasars.

Astronomical data

Solar system objects
Objects in the Milky Way galaxy
Extragalactic objects
Microwave background radiation
Didactic representations
Time simulation

Objects and their properties

High resolution textures and surface reliefs for the Earth, Moon and Mars
Atmospheric representation
Orbits for all planets, moons and satellites
Nightside view of the Earth
Clouds: shadow casting and bump mapping
Rainbow, aurorae and earthquakes
Object scaling

Motion control

Easy to use, intuitive camera control using the mouse and keyboard or game controller
Continuous motions in all ranges
Smooth camera motions
Time simulation: forward and reverse
Acceleration to allow for the illustration of cosmic processes

Integration of external data

WMS data (web map service, e.g., satellite images of the earth's surface)
KML file format (Google Earth Community, e.g., visualization of environmental and climate data)
Inherent modules and content
Content from other Uniview users (Community Content)

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Classic Sky Observation

The earthbound view of the sky is and remains the most important representation in any planetarium with or without a star projector. The integrated 2D planetarium takes into account all classic functions in a synchronous combination of analog and digital projection.

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The display options of the 2D planetarium include: all coordinate systems and all 88 constellation figures as pictures, line drawings or boundary lines. Sun, moon, planets and deep sky objects can be magnified as with a telescope. Furthermore, the apparent planetary orbits, the sun analemma or the Milky Way in various wavelengths are available.

Starry sky

Approximately 9000 stars down to 6.55m
Messier objects, various NGC objects (can be magnified)
Sky surveys in various spectral ranges
All 88 constellation figures (historical representation and stick figures) and IAU boundary lines

Sun, Moon and planets

Classic and digital with zoom
Phases and trails

Didactic aids

Equator, ecliptic and meridian
Grids, scales and poles
Analemma of the sun
Circumpolar circle
Sun arcs
Mars loops

Atmospheric real-time effects

Clouds, rain, mist, snow
Rainbow, polar lights, shooting stars

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Common Interface with Simple Operation

We provide a web-based user interface with clear tiles for controlling your planetarium. Individual planetarium functions or complex sequences of functions are triggered by tapping on tiles. In this way you can, for example, switch on the projectors, dim the lighting, call up astronomical functions and sequences for a live presentation or start a fulldome film.

Streaming enables programs that deliver a fulldome image to be projected onto the dome (e.g. Stellarium).

Streaming

With the streaming function, you can present content from external sources (e.g., from a connected laptop) live in your planetarium dome. You will able to place the streaming content anywhere on the dome.

Classic video formats
Fulldome format
Presentations
Up to 4k resolution

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