100 years of eternity
“100 Years of Eternity” is a 35-minute full-dome show about the technical and cultural history of the planetarium
I produced it for the occasion of the centenary of the invention of the projection planetarium.
The show is based on the immersive live lecture I have been doing off and on for several years
entitled “Planetariums” .
I designed, textually developed and implemented the program over the course of a year.
Apart from the soundtrack, which was developed by Felix Deufel as a 3D audio experience, the program
as a “one-man production” largely in my free time and on a voluntary basis. The distribution
The program is carried out in favor of the Society of German-speaking Planetariums eV and its purposes.
In addition to animations that I specifically made for this project, ist also includes
360 degree recordings and immersive video sequences on this topic. I have made these during various trips
in recent years.
The program has been translated into more than a dozen languages. “100 Years of Eternity” has been and is being shown in planetariums
different cultures and world regions:
This is the description of the “Hundred Years of Eternity” project:
Hardly anything has shaped the history of civilization as much as man's confrontation with the heavens.
Megalithic stone circles bear witness to this, as do the astronomical origins of science in ancient Greece
or the technical principles of modern high seas navigation. Even prehistoric sites tell of the important role
the heavens have always played for people, whether in their practical everyday lives or as a repository for
mythological imaginings spanning the generations.
The planetarium is the latest representation in a long series of sites and inventions reaching far back
into human history that served our preoccupation with the starry heavens and the cosmos
surrounding us. On the occasion of the centennial of the invention of the projection planetarium,
we embark on a journey which begins with the early cultures of mankind and leads along an
ever-changing view of the heavens to the modern star theater.
Credits & Info
100 years of eternity
Fulldome production, 35 min.
Written, dirceted and created by: Tobias Wiethoff
3D audio design: Felix Deufel
Produced by Tobias Wiethoff and the Planetarium Bochum on behalf of the Society of German-speaking Planetariums eV (GdP)
