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\ngeography, meteorology, biology and astronomy will be shared to the general
\npublic in a much friendlier way as of April, thanks to the opening of the
\nPlanetarium of the Brasov Zoo. In fact, 2018 was a year of novelties at the
\nBrasov Zoo. After creating a small Antarctic in the town, complete with
\npenguins and seals for which adequate shelters have been built, works also
\nstarted for the construction of special buildings to host tamarins, marmosets,
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Plans are also
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\nthe zoo. But the most spectacular initiative is the establishment of the
\nlargest planetarium in Romania. The director of the Brasov Zoo, Alin Pinzaru,
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Alin Pinzaru: One of our largest investments is in the new planetarium theatre. It
\nis the most up-to-date and the largest in the country, both in terms of the
\nnumber of seats, and of the size of the dome on which special shows will be
\nscreened. The platform is around 15 m in surface area, and it can seat 107
\npeople, including 2 persons with disabilities. It is a state-of-the-art
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But why a
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Alin Pinzaru: The idea dates years back, when we started to upgrade the zoo, in
\n2012. We thought a planetarium would complement the general activity of our
\nzoo, given that we could organize special projects for children, focusing on
\nanimals and plants, and the educational element of our activity could be
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The planetarium
\nwill host film screenings on various topics, from geography to meteorology and
\nfrom astronomy to biology. By means of 30-40-minute long screenings, visitors
\nwill be able to travel to the most distant places on Earth, to all the planets
\nin the galaxy, while video animations will help them better understand various
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Alin Pinzaru: We consider procuring several types of videos devoted to children,
\nparticularly the 4-6 year olds. This will be particularly interesting
\nconsidering that most planetariums usually address kids over 6 years of age. We
\nwant to be able to provide programmes for younger ones as well, for
\nkindergarten kids. Obviously, we will also have astronomy classes, which will
\nbe open and interactive, enabling the little ones to find out more about the
\nouter space, about planets and so on. In addition, various companies which want
\nto launch products will be able to rent the facility for their events. So the
\nproject has great potential.<\/p>\n
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With this new facility
\nin place, visitors will be able to spend an entire day at the Brasov Zoo,
\ndepending on how interested they are in finding out new things, but also in
\nspending a relaxing day outdoors. And this is because, as Alin Pinzaru promised
\nus, there are countless surprises waiting for us at every turn. And although he
\ndid not give us too many details, so he would not spoil the surprise, he added
\njust a few more things, to make sure people are interested enough to visit the
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Alin Pinzaru: A lot of people are not very sure what a planetarium is about,
\nexactly. I can assure you that it is an amazing experience, which redefines
\naudio-visual sensory perception. Imagine a tilted 360-degree dome, with a
\nplatform replicating the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth’s axis. It gives a
\ndramatically immersive feeling of floating in outer space, an unbelievable
\nexperience. The quality of the sound system is also outstanding, we have a
\nstate-of-the-art 7.1 channel system. Being surrounded by images and multimedia
\ncontent is definitely a wonderful experience. <\/p>\n
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And since the beginning
\nof spring encourages us to spend as much time as possible outdoors, a day at
\nthe Brasov Zoo and Planetarium will definitely be for a memorable experience.<\/p>\n
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