[Chaos-l] Homestar Pro Planetarium

[Michael Hrivnak]

Any updated experience with this product?  I have a friend interested in 
purchasing one.

Thanks,
Michael

On Friday 28 November 2008 19:32:21 Mark South wrote:
> Rumor has it I may get this as a gift from someone special...
> If I do, l'll give a report!
> This is very popular in Japan from what I hear.
>   also 1 test showed this was nice in a small dome projecting to the
> horizon, but not in large domes
> Thanks for the info Richard!
>
> Mark D. South
> http://web.mac.com/md_south
> Sent from my cell phone
>
> On Nov 28, 2008, at 5:43 PM, Richard McColman
>
> <rmccolman at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > My understanding is that HomeStar and HomeStar Pro are for a flat
> > ceiling, not a dome.
> >
> > The reviews I've read were very favorable on the HomeStar.  The only
> > in-depth review on the HomeStar Pro model indicated that some of its
> > projection is actually not quite as good as the standard HomeStar.
> >
> > I haven't actually seen the HomeStar, but have considered getting
> > one.  BTW, this is put out by the same Japanese company that's
> > created the new MegaStar (one million stars!) projector for
> > planetariums.  Mickey and I saw the MegaStar demonstrated at the
> > International Planetarium Society conference in Chicago this past
> > summer, and I was astounded by it!  The star field on the MegaStar
> > completely blows away our Zeiss star field in my estimation -- the
> > Milky Way for instance, is composed of individual stars, not an
> > overall cloudy haze like from our Zeiss.  (You can look at the Milky
> > Way with binoculars -- which we did -- and see the individual stars,
> > just like in the real Milky Way.)  The Milky Way, therefore, has
> > incredible depth, visually.  Aside from the MW, the individual stars
> > are very point-like, including the 1st-mag stars, which on our Zeiss
> > look like small disks.  Good news on Megastar is that it's only
> > about the size of a single beachball, and it costs only about 1/10
> > or less that of a new replacement Zeiss.  The bad news is that
> > planets aren't included -- at least in that price.  I think there's
> > an assumption that the planets would be projected digitally.  My
> > assumption is that, for opto-mechanical planetarium lovers, the star
> > quality coupled with price will make this the one to go for.  I can
> > see the other planetarium manufacturers quaking in their boots.
> >
> > If you get a HomeStar or HomeStar Pro, I'd be very interested in
> > seeing it -- that is if I don't get one of my own first.
> >
> > Richard McColman
> > Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >> From: Robert Nielsen <robertnielsen at nc.rr.com>
> >> Sent: Nov 27, 2008 10:53 AM
> >> To: Chapel Hill Astronomical Observation Society <chaos-l at rtpnet.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [Chaos-l] Homestar Pro Planetarium
> >>
> >> I wonder how accurate this thing is ... does it assume a flat ceiling
> >> (which I guess makes sense) ... or do you need like a dome?
> >>
> >> Robert
> >>
> >> Mark South wrote:
> >>> There's a home planetarium that is a Japanese import only called the
> >>> Homestar Pro.  Pretty cool.  The Homestar standard is now in the
> >>> states.  Has anyone every seen this?  It projects over 10,000
> >>> stars on
> >>> your ceiling.
> >>>
> >>> Don't worry, Mickey, this could never replace the grand Zeiss!!!!
> >>>
> >>> Click here for the Homestar Pro!
> >>> <http://www.japantrendshop.com/homestar-pro-home-planetarium-sega-toys-
> >>>p-28.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -- Happy Thanksgiving!
> >>> Mark South
> >>> ---
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