{"id":36083,"date":"2018-06-21T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solotech.com\/?post_type=achievement&#038;p=36083"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:03:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:03:56","slug":"astrolab-mont-megantic-national-park","status":"publish","type":"achievement","link":"https:\/\/www.solotech.com\/our-work\/astrolab-mont-megantic-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"ASTROLab \u2013 Mont-M\u00e9gantic National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A laboratory of the universe surrounded by nature<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Located in the heart of the Mont-M\u00e9gantic National Park in southeastern Quebec, the ASTROLab is an astronomy activity center dedicated to the popularization of science. Since its creation in 1996, the ASTROLab has been offering guided tours, astronomy-related events and other educational activities tracing the history of the universe and unveiling its mysteries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Thanks to its cosmological enigmas and original initiatives around various topical issues, the ASTROLab attracts a wide audience, including kids who gather to discover\u2014and be fascinated by\u2014constellations, planets, the solar system and Martian missions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Yet, to immerse spectators into galaxies located millions of light years away from Earth, you have to offer them interactive activities and deliver unforgettable technological experiences. That\u2019s precisely why the ASTROLab has recently called in Solotech to renovate and modernize its 95-person capacity multimedia room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A constellation of cutting-edge technologies<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Over a 5-month period, the Solotech teams have brought their expertise in audio, video, lighting and collaboration systems to the table. They have most notably designed and installed a revolutionary, interactive 4K UHD projection system allowing the ASTROLab facilitators to project high quality content on the multimedia room\u2019s 27\u2019 by 18\u2019 big screen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">It was no easy task, explains Ghislain V\u00e9ronneau, Technical Project Manager at Solotech: <em>\u201cOne of the biggest challenges our teams were facing was to make UHD 60-second live video transitions completely seamless. We made it possible thanks to 12 Gb\/s SDI signal processing, along with the power of the Panasonic PT-RQ22K projector. The final image rendering on the giant screen is amazing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Other innovations: Solotech also supplied and installed a 7.1 channel surround sound system in the room, as well as broadcasting and videoconference features allowing classrooms around the world to follow and participate in real time with the center\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><em>\u201cCollaborating with Solotech has really enabled us to increase the potential of the already stunning ASTROLab. We are looking forward to introducing our audience to these new changes this summer!\u201d<\/em>, concluded Guillaume Poulin, an employee of the Park specializing in astronomy.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A laboratory of the universe surrounded by nature Located in the heart of the Mont-M\u00e9gantic National Park in southeastern Quebec, the ASTROLab is an astronomy activity center dedicated to the popularization of science. 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