FY09 EARMARK ENTITLED `PLANETARIUM DIGITIZATION PROJECT THE DREYFUSS PLANETARIUM THE FIRST PLANETARIUM IN THE STATE PROPOSES TO UPGRADE ITS OUTMODED MECHANICAL SLIDE PROJECTORS TO A FULL-DOME DIGITAL PLANETARIUM IN ORDER TO OFFER IMMERSIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES PRE-K TO SENIORS AND TO ENHANCE ITS ASTRONOMY SPACE AND PLANETARY SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.FULL DOME HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL VIDEO IS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLANETARIUMS. IT OFFERS ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF A HIGH-QUALITY MECHANICAL PLANETARIUM AS WELL AS THOSE THAT ARE ONLY POSSIBLE WITH A DIGITAL SYSTEM SUCH AS VISUALS THAT COVER THE ENTIRE DOME AND SURROUND THE AUDIENCE REAL-TIME COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND THE VISUALIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS. ADDITIONALLY DIGITAL SYSTEMS INCLUDE A COMPLETE DIGITAL ASTRONOMY SYSTEM WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL STARS PLANETS GALAXIES MOONS COMETS AND A FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE START FIELD IN ONE SYSTEM. THE RESULT IS THE ABILITY TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE IMMERSIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION TO GENERAL AUDIENCES.THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF A DIGISTAR 4 FULL DOME DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM BY EVANS AND SUTHERLAND A SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM A PRODUCTION WORKSTATION FOR USE BY THE STAFF AND A LIBRARY OF NEW CURRICULUM BASED PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORMAT ONLY.