After a long delay, First Friday Fractals shows are finally returning on Friday November 4. Shows are at 6:00 and 7:00
First Friday Fractals is the spectacular, award-winning fulldome planetarium show that takes viewers on a tour of the fractals in nature and zooms through infinitely complex mathematical fractals. Featuring original music, the show is both educational and highly entertaining, and suitable for audiences 3 and up.
NM Museum of Natural History and Science
at 1801 Mountain Road, NW, in Albuquerque NM
Adults $10, Seniors $8, Children (3-12) $5
Photo by Velvet Valentine
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Please be aware: These shows almost always sell out (523 times, so far), so please buy tickets in advance. Online ticket sales end at noon on Friday of the show, and if there are any tickets late, you may buy them at the door that evening. Also, you must arrive at the Museum at LEAST 10 minutes prior to showtime to pick up your willcall tickets. There is NO late-seating, as the planetarium is extremely dark, and there are no refunds. Sorry!
Show Credits:
First Friday Fractals is produced and narrated by Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D.
Music:
The lead composer and sound designer is Daniel Wolfe, who produced the music for the following animations from the show:
Ahonia (intro), Galanga, Hypermeshy, Mandelirium, Featherino, Peacock, Morphalingus, Triumple, Shroomungous, Butterfly Meltdown, Iftikhar, Xylengi, Hagen, Bulbia, Canyonero, Bulbalicious, Sportal.
Kan’Nal / Tierro Lee produced the music for:
Glomey / All Things Change, Oxlahun, Novamorph.
Fractal Formulas & Software:
- Benoit Mandelbrot
- Jérémie ‘bib’ Brunet
- Krzysztof Marczak – Mandelbulber
- Jesse – Mandelbulb3D
- Frederik Slijkerman – Ultra Fractal
Images:
Jonathan Wolfe, Tania Wolfe, Velvet Valentine, Bert Hickman, Robert Fathauer, Jef Duncan, Jennifer Warren, Jani Patokallio, Jared Tarbell, Bernard Malamud (Kings College, London), Paul de Koninck (Université Laval), T. Janka (Max Planck Inst. for Astrophysics), Ronald Thomas (New Mexico Tech), PK Yeung (Georgia Tech), NASA, Google Earth.