Otona no Kagaku Magazine - The First in a Series of Reprints of Masterpiece Furoku

The Milky Way expands and the stars in the sky

The planetarium projects the Milky Way in a room full of stars!

This home-use planetarium accurately reproduces and projects the positions of tens of thousands of stars. Compact and lightweight, it can be placed anywhere you like to search for constellations and view the Milky Way. With a projection angle of 330°, even stars below the horizon can be projected, giving you the sensation of being enveloped by the starry sky. The projector is equipped with an adjustable function that allows you to set the starry sky for your favorite location, season, and time of day. Operation is easy with a single switch. Easy to use for all ages. The included color booklet explains how to assemble the unit with illustrations. Even those unfamiliar with the system can complete it in about 60 minutes.

▼The Milky Way is projected by a collection of tens of thousands of tiny stars!

Stars up to 7th magnitude, which are invisible to the naked eye, are reproduced. The Milky Way is also represented by tiny dots of light, so you can enjoy the stars in the sky as if they are falling.

You can project the starry sky of your favorite place, day, and time!

You can project the starry sky on the day and time of your choice by setting the latitude to the latitude of your area and adjusting the date and time (only in Japan).

Dodecahedral stellarium can project to the bottom of the horizon!

The dodecahedral stellar sphere corresponds to a celestial body with each face divided into 12 parts. All light penetrates except the bottom surface, so even stars below the horizon are projected.

▼ Pinhole type to represent each and every star!

Light emitted from the light source in the center of the pinhole projector passes through a hole (the transparent part in this kit) corresponding to a star, and is projected directly onto a wall or ceiling. The brightness of the star is expressed by the size of the hole.

Supervised by planetarium creator Takayuki Ohira!

The kit is supervised by Mr. Takayuki Ohira, who developed the world's most advanced planetarium "MEGASTAR". The star board is plotted with Ohira's fixed star data, and the Milky Way and constellations are accurately reproduced.

*Uses two AAA alkaline batteries (sold separately).