Three Days & Counting…

Posted on December 10, 2008 by ftljeremy
…until the Space Theater reopens!  We’re racing toward the finish line to put the finishing touches on the theater prior to this Saturday’s official grand reopening.

Yesterday, new house lights were installed inside the theater and while the light color won’t necessarily be green, the light fixtures sure are!  The 24 high-tech LED light panels use less than 10% of the total electricity consumed by their incandescent predecessors.  Plus, they’ll last many times longer before needing to be replaced.

Just for fun, here’s a “mystery photo” from the new theater.  Any guesses?

What am I?

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2 Responses

  1. BrianDNA, on December 11, 2008 at 3:31 pm said:

    I am a blue-coated CFL tube.

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  2. Charles Crooks, on January 10, 2009 at 7:52 pm said:

    I HAVE NO IDEA ! see what happens when you don’t work for the Fleet after close to 2years! I MISS YOU ALL!!

    Reply

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    On March 10, 1973, the Space Theater at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center opened to the public, featuring America's first IMAX Theater and the first "tilted dome" planetarium in the world.

    On September 4, 2008, the Space Theater "went dark" for an extreme makeover! New seamless dome screen, new sound system, new seats and much more! Renovations are now complete and the theater reopened on December 13, 2008!

    The theater renovation is part of a $20 million capital campaign, "Creating Possibilities, Inspiring Tomorrow."

    On November 30th, 2012 the Heikoff Dome Theater was closed for a single day while 4 of the worlds brightest, biggest video projectors were lowered into place. The following 2 months was filled with installing and fine tuning the equipment to provide the amazing dome filling immersive visual experience called Fulldome.

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