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To recognize and celebrate the re-opening of the Center of Science and Industry's Planetarium on November 22nd, 2014.
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WHEREAS, since 1964, the Center of Science and Industry has engaged with over 30 million people from all 50 states and around the world, both on-site and through its award-winning outreach programs; and
WHEREAS, after being closed since 2004 due to budget constraints, COSI announced the re-opening of the Planetarium during its 50th anniversary on March 29th, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Planetarium features a 60-foot dome with 200 seats, making it one of the largest planetariums in Ohio; and
WHEREAS, with the re-opening of the Planetarium, COSI will be able to create new programming for childhood audiences, K-12 students, as well as entire families; and will also have the capability to host programs for local colleges and universities to supplement their students' coursework; and
WHEREAS, the new Planetarium will have state-of-the art digital projection technology that will allow the ability to display not just images of night skies, but also of underwater volcanos and the workings of the human heart, among other scientific imagery; and additional technology will allow for motion sensor abilities that allow a guest's body to become a controller, capturing gestures and translating them into commands; and
WHEREAS, the Planetarium is a significant piece of COSI's 50th anniversary campaign and will be a defining element of COSI that will advance the knowledge and curiosity of children and families in Columbus and around the country; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this council hereby recognizes and celebrates the re-opening of the Center of Science and Industry's Planetarium on November 22nd, 2014, and encourages children, students, and families to take advantage of this fantastic local new attraction.