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[O22-02]Creation and Sharing of Panorama Images for Digital Planetarium Projection.
*Marimo TAKAHASHI1 (1. Kushiro Children's Museum (Japan))
キーワード：
Panorama、Digital planetarium、Sky line
Digital planetarium systems increasingly rely on high-quality panoramic landscape images, or “skyline images,” to render realistic horizons and enhance the immersive experience of dome-based visualization. In Japan, many facilities use not only the default panoramic images preloaded in their projection systems but also a diverse range of custom images created independently by individual science museums and planetariums.
Despite this widespread use, the technical knowledge required to produce such custom panorama images have not been systematically documented or shared. As a result, institutions lacking specialized imaging or editing skills face significant barriers when attempting to generate new skyline images tailored to their local environments or educational needs.
This study addresses this gap by presenting a practical workflow for creating panoramic landscape images suitable for digital dome projection. The proposed method focuses on accessibility and reproducibility, enabling staff members without advanced photographic or image-processing expertise to produce high-quality results. In addition, this work introduces a framework for sharing panorama images among science museums and planetariums. By facilitating the exchange of locally produced skyline images, the initiative aims to reduce duplicated efforts, promote collaborative development, and broaden the availability of site-specific visual content for educational programming.
Ultimately, this study highlights the importance of technical knowledge-sharing in the digital planetarium community and proposes a sustainable approach for supporting the creation and dissemination of panoramic resources across institutions.
Despite this widespread use, the technical knowledge required to produce such custom panorama images have not been systematically documented or shared. As a result, institutions lacking specialized imaging or editing skills face significant barriers when attempting to generate new skyline images tailored to their local environments or educational needs.
This study addresses this gap by presenting a practical workflow for creating panoramic landscape images suitable for digital dome projection. The proposed method focuses on accessibility and reproducibility, enabling staff members without advanced photographic or image-processing expertise to produce high-quality results. In addition, this work introduces a framework for sharing panorama images among science museums and planetariums. By facilitating the exchange of locally produced skyline images, the initiative aims to reduce duplicated efforts, promote collaborative development, and broaden the availability of site-specific visual content for educational programming.
Ultimately, this study highlights the importance of technical knowledge-sharing in the digital planetarium community and proposes a sustainable approach for supporting the creation and dissemination of panoramic resources across institutions.