95% of the reason I bought this book is because of the cover. The other 5% was “Hey! Planetariums!”. I bought it online so I didn’t realize that the interior was also ace.
I should buy a scanner, because this book is filled with beautiful hand-rendered, old-school draughtsman quality images of the pieces that make up the giant Zeiss planetarium projectors; those complicated, lens covered, Star Wars looking devices.
Fuck it. I will find a scanner and do a follow-up post with some images. Because I care.
If you have seen Rebel Without A Cause, then you have seen a Zeiss planetarium in action. The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles was a setting for some of the major scenes in the movie. If you haven’t seen Rebel Without A Cause then you are missing out on some quintessential 50s teenage culture backlash.
Check out Jimmy’s entry on Deliverance, and Jake’s Flashman.
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