The world's first planetarium built into the rock, Kallioplanetaario, invites all of you to the '7th Small and Portable Planetarium meeting' on 17-20th of August in Finland.
Kallioplanetaario is located in Jyväskylä, in the middle of Central Finland's beautiful nature, lakes and forests. Planetarium opened its doors in spring 2008 and immediately became a blockbuster success. The sheer scale of the excavation of the cave and the installment of modern presentation technologies into its depths was a slight miracle, but 60 000 visitors in the first year of operation, exceeded all expectations.
The most thrilling place in the cave is the planetarium with E & S's DigiStar 3 SP2 and 50 comfortable seats under the 10 meters in diameter negative-pressure inflated dome. The dome is designed by Antti Jännes and it is a Finnish innovation, which in itself is worth a visit for anyone interested in planetariums. Inclined seating and low hanging dome closes the viewer intimately to the immersive presentations.
Planetarium program includes both the traditional star shows, full dome movies and music shows. The latest novelty is combining the stars, the cave paintings and Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, into theatrical performance under the dome. A special feature may also mention the astronomical functional activities for school children.
The rock saunas will bring an exotic spice to the cave, which offer relaxing bath for guests and meeting attendees. A cafeteria and a restaurant offering delicacies from snacks to generous buffets. The surrounding nature with lakes and forests is in itself very beautiful to experience and a clear seasonal variation brings their own spice to the external activities.
The success story of Kallioplanetaario began in 1997 when Jyväskylän Sirius ry built an observatory into the small village of Nyrölä. Active observing did bring good results, for example the first discovery of an asteroid by Finnish amateur astronomers. The asteroid was later named Nyrölä by the village. The dream of a planetarium realized ten years later, after many interesting twists and turns.
Welcome to visit Kallioplanetaario, enjoy the meeting program and spend time together with fellow planetarians!
Kallioplanetaario is located in Jyväskylä, in the middle of Central Finland's beautiful nature, lakes and forests. Planetarium opened its doors in spring 2008 and immediately became a blockbuster success. The sheer scale of the excavation of the cave and the installment of modern presentation technologies into its depths was a slight miracle, but 60 000 visitors in the first year of operation, exceeded all expectations.
The most thrilling place in the cave is the planetarium with E & S's DigiStar 3 SP2 and 50 comfortable seats under the 10 meters in diameter negative-pressure inflated dome. The dome is designed by Antti Jännes and it is a Finnish innovation, which in itself is worth a visit for anyone interested in planetariums. Inclined seating and low hanging dome closes the viewer intimately to the immersive presentations.
Planetarium program includes both the traditional star shows, full dome movies and music shows. The latest novelty is combining the stars, the cave paintings and Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, into theatrical performance under the dome. A special feature may also mention the astronomical functional activities for school children.
The rock saunas will bring an exotic spice to the cave, which offer relaxing bath for guests and meeting attendees. A cafeteria and a restaurant offering delicacies from snacks to generous buffets. The surrounding nature with lakes and forests is in itself very beautiful to experience and a clear seasonal variation brings their own spice to the external activities.
The success story of Kallioplanetaario began in 1997 when Jyväskylän Sirius ry built an observatory into the small village of Nyrölä. Active observing did bring good results, for example the first discovery of an asteroid by Finnish amateur astronomers. The asteroid was later named Nyrölä by the village. The dream of a planetarium realized ten years later, after many interesting twists and turns.
Welcome to visit Kallioplanetaario, enjoy the meeting program and spend time together with fellow planetarians!
Important information
Official meeting language is ENGLISH.
Registration dates
Presenters before 31.5.2010
Other participants before 30.6.2010
Registration fees
One day 30 euros, including program, food and transfer between hotel Laajavuori and Kallioplanetaario.
Full meeting 100 euros, including all program, food and transfer between hotel Laajavuori and Kallioplanetaario (distance 17 km's).
Evening program
Cruise on Lake Päijänne, includes evening cruise in beautiful Lake Päijänne, live music and exclusive tapas dinner. Price 34 e.
Cruise on Lake Päijänne, includes evening cruise in beautiful Lake Päijänne, live music and exclusive tapas dinner. Price 34 e.
Make yourself to hotel Laajavuori. See details on the Hotel Information page.