Planetarium

General Description

Planatariums, along with EEP make up the educational arm of Space Sim. The goal of planatariums, like EEP is to educate students about space and spread interest in space sciences and space exploration. They also generate revenue for the club so that it may continue to offer such programs.

Program

Unlike EEPS, planatariums only offer one topic and are mainly geared towards astronomy. Where EEPs attempt to educate students in general science, planatariums generate interest in astronomy and outer space.

This program involves the Planetarium arm of the OCESS taking the planatarium equiptment to various schools in the region and set up on their premises. There, we take the students inside the inflatable dome and show them around their night sky, showing them the constelations, their history and the story behind each of them, as well as explaining such phenomenons as red/blue shift, and why some stars appear brighter than others in the night sky etc.

Leadership

The program is lead by two commanders of the educational branch of Spacesim, of which the leadership is collectively known as the EEP/Planetarium Commanders.