Knowledge Base
The practical guide for portable and small domes.
Browse starter resources, checklists, templates and external references for operators, educators and builders.
Accessibility In Portable Domes
Practical considerations for entry/exit, seating, captions, sensory needs, volume, heat, airflow and inclusive programming.
Reference sourceArrival And Session Flow Checklist For Portable Planetarium Visits
A source-safe checklist for planning portable planetarium arrival, room access, group transitions, session flow, and host handoffs without inventing event schedules or venue rules.
Reference sourceAudience Question And Feedback Capture Checklist For Portable Planetarium Visits
A source-safe checklist for capturing audience questions, host feedback, operator observations, permission status, and demand-signal notes without inventing results or publishing private details.
Reference sourceBest Sources For Free Fulldome Content
A practical guide to finding free fulldome material without losing track of permission, provenance, technical fit, and source-backed usage terms.
Reference sourceBlender For First Fulldome Animation
A beginner-friendly path for creating simple fulldome visuals with Blender templates, camera setup, render settings and test frames.
Reference sourceBuilding A School Booking Package
A practical guide to packaging portable planetarium school bookings around one clear offer, logistics, responsibilities, grounded curriculum language, and a simple quote path.
Reference sourceChoosing A Projector For A Portable Dome
A practical guide to evaluating projector choices for portable planetariums without inventing universal brightness, resolution, lens, or performance claims.
Reference sourceChoosing Portable Planetarium Shows By Grade Band
Use grade/program audience as a planning filter, then check reading level, runtime, standards fit, and whether a live presenter will bridge vocabulary gaps.
Reference sourceChoosing Shows By Grade Band
Guidance for matching dome shows to audience age, curriculum needs, duration, and presentation style.
Reference sourceChoosing Your First Portable Planetarium System
A practical first-system guide focused on matching portable dome equipment to audience, room, staffing, transport, content, and support needs.
Reference sourceDesigning A 25-Minute School Planetarium Program
A practical guide to shaping a short school planetarium session around one clear purpose, a realistic time budget, grade-aware pacing, and a useful teacher handoff.
Reference sourceDIY Planetarium Project
A useful reference for low-cost planetarium thinking, DIY builds, and the maker side of small-dome work.
Reference sourceEquipment Inventory And Maintenance Log
A working template idea for tracking dome fabric, projectors, lenses, computers, audio, cables, fans, cases, and repairs.
Reference sourceEvaluating Free And Low-Cost Fulldome Content
Free or low-cost media still needs a quality check: legal use, science currency, runtime, presenter support, audience fit, and technical compatibility.
Reference sourceEvent-Day Backup Kit For Portable Planetarium Operators
A source-safe guide to building and maintaining an event-day backup kit around the actual portable planetarium system, equipment inventory, event notes, and repair boundaries.
Reference sourceFDDB Fulldome Database
A key outbound reference for fulldome show discovery and catalog research.
Reference sourceFinding Free And Low-Cost Fulldome Content
A curated starting point for legal fulldome media research through IPS, FDDB, NASA, NOIRLab and producer sources.
Reference sourceFisheye Vs Mirror Projection For Small Domes
A practical comparison framework for fisheye and mirror projection paths in portable and small-dome planetariums.
Reference sourceFollow-Up Materials Checklist For Portable Planetarium Visits
A source-safe checklist for preparing follow-up materials after portable planetarium visits while protecting private school, student, host, and contact details.
Reference sourceFulldome Licensing Basics For Operators
A source-safe operator guide for tracking fulldome show permissions, separating preview/download/exhibition rights, and avoiding invented licensing claims.
Reference sourceGetting Started With Portable Domes
A first-pass checklist for understanding audience, venue, dome size, projection needs, staffing, budget, and safety.
Reference sourceGrant And Sponsorship Prep Checklist For Portable Planetarium Programs
A source-safe checklist for preparing portable planetarium funding packets without inventing grants, sponsor outcomes, eligibility rules, award amounts, legal advice, or private budget details.
Reference sourceHow Fulldome Projection Works
A practical operator-friendly explanation of fulldome projection paths, playback chains, fisheye and mirror approaches, and what to document before relying on a setup.
Reference sourceHow Much Does A Portable Planetarium Cost?
A practical cost-planning guide for separating equipment, content, operations, and first-year program costs without relying on unsourced price claims.
Reference sourceHow To Choose Shows By Grade Level
A practical guide to matching fulldome shows to grade bands, booking goals, classroom context, runtime, source verification, and live-presenter support.
Reference sourceHow To Start A Portable Planetarium Program
A practical first-workflow guide for building a portable planetarium program around audience, setup, content, and repeatable operations.
Reference sourceIncident And Near-Miss Review Checklist For Portable Planetarium Operators
A source-safe checklist for reviewing portable planetarium incidents, near misses, equipment issues, venue constraints, communication gaps, and private follow-up notes without publishing sensitive event details.
Reference sourceIPS General Planetarium Resources
A broader professional resource link for planetarium education, operations, and community context.
Reference sourceMarketing A Portable Planetarium To Schools
A practical guide to positioning portable planetarium programs for schools with clear outcomes, logistics, trust signals, outreach, and demand tracking.
Reference sourceNASA Scientific Visualization Studio Fulldome Gallery
NASA visualization resources can support astronomy and Earth/space science dome programming when rights and format fit the use case.
Reference sourceNew To Portable Planetariums? Start Here
A first-path guide for educators, new operators, and organizations considering a portable planetarium program.
Reference sourceNOIRLab Fulldome Video Archive
NOIRLab public fulldome videos are a useful reference source for astronomy outreach and educational programming.
Reference sourceOne Sky Project Reference
A reference for shared-sky programming and community-oriented planetarium storytelling.
Reference sourceOpenDome Starter Path
A source-safe starting framework for OpenDome experiments: define the test question, document the full projection chain, separate bench results from dome results, and avoid invented performance claims.
Reference sourceOperator Booking Workflow
A starter workflow for inquiry, quote, confirmation, venue prep, event delivery, follow-up, and repeat booking.
Reference sourceOperator Booking Workflow For Schools
A clean booking workflow should collect audience age, headcount, room dimensions, schedule blocks, curriculum goals, insurance needs, and contact responsibility.
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