Order: ZEISS VELVET Projectors for Vienna Planetarium

JENA/Germany, 28.11.2017. The ZEISS planetarium in Vienna will receive a new video system for 360-degree projection. In addition to the existing technology, ZEISS will deliver ZEISS VELVET video projectors that boast the world's highest contrast. The projectors, which were designed and produced specially for planetariums and simulators by ZEISS, achieve an absolute black background. This is a particular requirement in planetariums that put on a host of astronomical presentations.

The first planetarium in Vienna was set up in 1927 and was initially intended to be open for a year it was also the first planetarium outside Germany. It became a permanent feature in 1930, but was destroyed in 1945. The planetarium was opened back in 1964 and now stands in Vienna's Prater park, near the famous giant Ferris wheel. The planetarium was given a complete overhaul at the turn of the century.

The new digital video projection solution supplements the existing planetarium projector, a ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM, Model IX. This coupled system enables even more realistic and radiant planetarium shows than previously possible. While the optomechanical star projector makes the sky shine with natural brilliance, the new digital projection system supplements the programs with a wide diversity of didactic presentations and colorful astronomical objects. Thanks to the hybrid control unit, it's easy for visitors to access the world of astronomy, enabling the planetarium to foster its mission to educate.

In light of social change, planetariums are now becoming more important than ever before, says Dr. Martin Wiechmann, Head of Planetariums at ZEISS. They convey knowledge and where the limits of our knowledge are. They show how knowledge is created and how new insights help enhance it. The goal is to reach out primarily to children and young people. This new technology from ZEISS helps arouse the interest of the younger generations in science and technology.

When the Vienna planetarium reopens in March 2018, it will give over hundreds of thousands of people each year the chance to be inspired by nature, science, technology and culture right in the heart of the city.

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Gudrun Vogel,

Planetariums

Phone: +49 3641 64-2770

Fax:

gudrun.vogel@zeiss.com

About ZEISS

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. The ZEISS Group develops, produces and distributes measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cinema lenses, binoculars and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With its solutions, the company constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress. ZEISS is divided up into the four segments Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, Vision Care/Consumer Products and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. The ZEISS Group is represented in more than 40 countries and has over 50 sales and service locations, more than 30 manufacturing sites and about 25 research and development centers around the globe. In fiscal year 2015/16 the company generated revenue approximating 4.9 billion with over 25,000 employees. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss AG is the strategic management holding company that manages the ZEISS Group. The company is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).

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Consumer Optics

The Consumer Optics business group combines the companys business with camera and movie lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes, hunting optics, virtual reality headsets and planetarium technology. The business group is represented at sites in Oberkochen, Wetzlar and Jena. The business group is allocated to the Vision Care/ Consumer Products segment. In fiscal year 2015/16 the segment generated revenue of 1.1 billion with around 9,300 employees.

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