Final Report - Fall 2018

Final Totals (Adler + Partners + Individual YouTube)

Capacity: 2599 Attendance: 1590 Attendance Ratio: 61%

Partner Totals (25 Partners in attendance)

Capacity: 2215 Attendance: 924 Attendance Ratio: 42%

YouTube Stream

Total Connections: 372 (This number includes individual connections, with the VR partners subtracted out)

Notable Details

• 112 concurrent viewers to the Live YouTube Stream
• 57 viewers stayed through the end of our 40-minutes Q&A
• The Friday lecture ran with no problems at all, even from our partners.
• King College Prep Cosmology Club accepted our invitation on Saturday, and had several students/families in the audience.
• Beloit Regional Hospice received our headsets on time, and invited the Teenager’s family and friends over so they all could participate in the lecture.
• As of Sunday morning (11/11) the YouTube Video had 550 views
• On Saturday one of our members told Dr. Larson “This is the best astronomy lecture I’ve ever seen.”
• The Astrolabe had a great deal of attention at the end of our Friday lecture, as did Shane. In addition to the 40 minutes of questions, guests stayed for an additional half hour in the welcome gallery asking Shane questions.
• On Saturday, we have about 15 minutes of questions, and 20 guests stayed with shane in the Mission Moon gallery to continue asking questions for 30 more minutes.
• Our Saturday lecture was sold out, for the first time!
• Friday actual attendance was about 132, Saturday actual attendance was about 162.
• Every dome partner who committed to the lecture actually showed up on the day of the lecture (the first time that’s happened in my tenure).
• From a donor perspective it was a great success - two of the donors said it was the best lecture they experienced.

Guest Testimonials

(Hand-picked from a list of open responses - none of these are from the Adler's audience)

"This was such a great experience! An example of excellent science communication! "

[The best thing about this event was] "The fact we were a part of multi-city event. "

"Combo of audio and visual was fairly engaging - and the topic was well presented. "

"Clear, interesting speaker - fielded questions very well. "

"Fascinating content, relaxed atmosphere, good length, diverse audience. Who doesn't want to look into the universe after a workweek?!"

"Amazing speaker. Great visuals!"

[The best thing about this event was] "Interaction and the fact that people around the globe were all listening/watching the same lecture."

"Fascinating material and speaker. Dr. Larson explained and gave examples to illustrate the points he was making. Such a wonderful venue."

Statistics Breakdown

Dome and Screen Partners (17 Partners)

Capacity: 1486 Attendance: 620 Attendance Ratio: 42%

VR Partners (8 Partners)

Capacity: 729 Attendance: 304 Attendance Ratio: 42%

Adler Planetarium

Capacity: 384 Attendance: 294 Attendance Ratio: 77%

Partner Attendance Ratios

H. R. MacMillan Space Centre's Planetarium Star Theater, Vancouver, Canada: 43%

Peoria Riverfront Museum's Dome Planetarium, Peoria, Illinois: 64%

Museum of Discovery's OtterBox Digital Dome Theater, Fort Collins, Colorado: 59%

Casper Planetarium, Casper, Wyoming: 16%

Ella Sharp Museum's Peter F. Hurst Planetarium, Jackson, Michigan: 21%

University of Minnesota's Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium, Duluth, Minnesota: 25%

University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History + Planetarium, St. Paul, Minnesota: 80%

Minnesota State University Moorhead's Planetarium, Moorhead, Minnesota: 22%

University of Wisconsin's Manfred Olson Planetarium, Milwaukee Wisconsin: 21%

Mayo High School's Planetarium, Rochester, Minnesota: 87%

Stiftung Planetarium Berlin, Berlin, Germany: 34%

Ghana Planetarium, Accra, Ghana: 32%

University of Alaska's Planetarium and Visualization Theater, Anchorage, Alaska: 40%

University of Plymouth's Immersive Vision Theater, Plymouth, England: 45%

Southwest Minnesota State University Planetarium, Marshall, Minnesota: 80%

University of Arizona's Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, Tucson, Arizona: 31%

Science Center AHHAA Planetarium, Tartu, Estonia: 100%

Culture & Heritage Museums' Settlemyre Planetarium, Rock Hill, South Carolina: 10%

Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta, Georgia: 50%

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: 100%

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium, Prescott, Arizona: 30%

Die Wiener Volkshochschulen GmbH – Planetarium Wien, Vienna, Austria: 4%

Lower Eastside Girls Club East Village Planetarium, New York, New York: (unreported)

Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hilo, Hawaii: 17%

Looking for Group, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 22%

Beloit Regional Hospice, Beloit, Wisconsin: 60%

King College Prep Cosmology Club, Illinois, Chicago: 100%

Lecture Photos

(Hand-picked from larger set)

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