Benefits of The Digitarium Alpha
Capable
- Demonstrate beginning through advanced astronomy concepts.
- Show annual motion, including retrograde planetary motion. NO OTHER PROJECTOR IN THIS PRICE RANGE CAN DEMONSTRATE ANNUAL MOTION.
- Display ecliptic, celestial equator, and equatorial and azimuthal grids.
- Show the entire celestial sphere with ONE piece of equipment.
- View the sun against the background of stars in the daytime OR against a blue sky.
- Zoom in on or label items of interest.
- View actual images of more than 100 deep space objects.
- Show constellation outlines, names, and artwork.
- Move forward or backward in time at varying speeds.
- Easy, automated software upgrades over the Internet keep you up to date with the latest features.
- Easily project your own content. See "Multimedia Support" below.
- One projector does it all. Stop lugging around constellation projectors, slide projectors, multiple cylinders, etc.
- Remote control with backlit buttons works from anywhere in the dome. No need to hover over the projector and block your audience's view.
- Plug it in, turn it on, and you're ready to project in about one minute.
- Start up to your default settings for latitude, longitude, sky time, and more.
- Automatic positioning of planets, stars, and deep space objects.
- Automatic moon phasing and positioning.
- It's so straightforward, you don't need to be an astronomer to run it!
- Low maintenance.
- Two year limited warranty.
- Countdown of projector bulb life helps avoid the surprise of a burned out bulb.
- Fixed planetarium features at less than one-tenth of the cost.
- The Digitarium Alpha can do it all. Don't waste your resources on equipment with limited functionality and potential.
- Opportunity to generate extra revenue introducing the Digitarium Alpha to other interested organizations through our Customer Referral Program.
| Field of view |
180 degrees (full sky) |
| Angle of projection |
186 degrees |
| Pixels per degree |
4.1 (average) |
| Projection type |
DLP |
| Colors |
16.7 million |
| Bulb life |
2000 hours (replacement bulbs cost about $400) |
| Dimensions |
14.2 x 13.9 x 14.9 inches (36.0 x 35.2 x 37.7 cm) |
| Weight |
under 35 pounds/15.8 kg (rugged transit case adds 32 pounds/14.5 kg) |
| Maximum Dome Diameter |
Approximately 26-30 feet. At this size, color separation becomes noticeable near the horizon
(stars begin to look like tiny rainbows). |
| Software |
The planetarium software used is
Stellarium, an open source program. Please download a copy if you are curious. Underlying everything is the
open source Linux operating system,
although this is completely hidden from you.
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| Multimedia Support |
For increased flexibility, the Digitarium Alpha allows you to project your own video or images.
Simply burn your files to a recordable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, and pop it into the drive in the projector.
Use the remote control to browse the directory structure on your disk, and select videos or images to view.
Most video and image formats are supported. This feature opens up your dome to any topic you might want to explore, even other subject areas besides astronomy. Free videos and images on countless topics are available on many websites, and you can also purchase third party pre-recorded planetarium shows. Audio (for video soundtracks) is supplied through an audio jack on the projector. Good sound quality can be achieved with standard PC-type amplified speakers that you supply. |
PRICE: $13,900.00 USD
Purchase price includes:
- One Digitarium Alpha planetarium projector with two remote controls
- Transit case
- User manual
- Set of 12 lesson plans for use with elementary through high school students
- Two year limited warranty
- Technical support