hallelujah
Post Laureate
Reged: 07/14/06
Posts: 3980
Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains
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Have any of you seen one of these in person, or anything similar? http://www.hammacher.com/publish/74198.asp 
Comments or opinions?
Thanks
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davidmcgo
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 10/09/04
Posts: 935
Loc: San Diego, CA
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Hi,
That is the Sega Homestar. My wife got me one for Christmas (at my request after a month or two of bing closed in under the marine layer here) and for the size, it is the best home planetarium by far. With just residual light from a different room filtering in the sky looks very real, including the Milky Way. Only exceptions ar eif the room is completely dark looks a bit too bright, and there is distortion projecting from flat surface to flat surface so Scorpius and Sagittarius are a bit distorted like a planisphere. Star positions are completely accurate given the projection and incldues Coma Bernices, the Beehive, etc.
Beyond that, it doesn't really serve any useful purpose a Planetarium program on the PC wouldn't do far better but it is fun!
Dave
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gatorengineer
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 02/28/05
Posts: 2004
Loc: Hellertown, PA
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I have one, its a neat toy..... Highly recommend.
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A 60mm department store refractor started it all....
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