Five years after its launch, Unisphere, the digital planetarium of the Silesian University in Opava, has become a unique example of how immersive technologies can support both education and media production. As a teaching facility, science communication hub, and fulldome studio, it connects academic learning with creative practice.
This presentation reviews five years of operation, building on the earlier report “Unisphere after Three Years of Operation.” It summarizes developments in technical management, interdisciplinary teaching, and public engagement, with particular focus on the Unisphere Production Studio, where students and educators create original fulldome productions showcased at national and international festivals.

Biography:

Tomáš Gráf is a Czech astronomer, science communicator, and university lecturer. He graduated in Physics from Masaryk University in Brno and earned a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics. From 1988 to 2015 he worked at Ostrava Planetarium, serving as its director from 1992 to 2014. He is the author of a popular astronomy book, translator of *Karkoschka’s Astronomical Atlas of the Night Sky*, co-creator of the TV series *Depths of the Universe*, and has hosted a weekly astronomy radio segment since 2005. Since 2015 he has taught astronomy and science communication at Silesian University in Opava, where he also serves as serves as Vice-Dean for Strategy and Development.