In the January 2015 issue of Astronomy, Editor David J. Eicher wrote about his trip to the 2014 International Planetarium Society (IPS) meeting at the Beijing Planetarium in China. He was a featured speaker, but his trip also reflected a longstanding close tie between the magazine and the planetarium field.
We didn’t have room for all the wonderful pictures he took, so here are nine more that should provide an extra bit of Chinese flavor.
All images: Astronomy: David J. Eicher
The elaborate opening ceremony at the 2014 International Planetarium Society (IPS) meeting at the Beijing Planetarium in China was colorful and imaginative.
This view from the new Beijing Planetarium building shows the original planetarium dome.
Attendees were taken through the plane of the Milky Way during one of the sample shows at the 2014 IPS meeting in Beijing.
Another planetary program at IPS 2014 presented viewers with an ethereal scene from a faraway planet.
This photo is from a late-night work session David Eicher had with Glenn Smith (left) of Sky-Skan, Inc., during the 2014 IPS meeting in Beijing.
Not all the time at the 2014 IPS meeting was spent indoors. Here, the West Hall at the Temple of Heaven in the southeastern part of central Beijing beckons tourists.
This close-up shows some of the decorative building work at the Temple of Heaven.
Astronomy Editor David J. Eicher photographed this golden bell from the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
While at the 2014 IPS meeting, Editor Dave Eicher and other attendees visited the Beijing Observatory, which was constructed in 1442 during the Ming dynasty.
