Digitarium^® Epsilon Portable 2 Digital Planetarium System

Product Overview

The Digitarium^® Epsilon Portable 2 model is a digital planetarium system designed to be portable. This system can be used in either a full dome or a truncated projection mode.

Full dome/full sky projection is available at a projection angle of 155 degrees. This is not ideal for the typical inflatable dome as the projection will be somewhat higher on the dome than a more immersive 175 degree projection. It is, however, a good solution if you want to use chair type seating, or have a higher than typical dome springline.

In truncated projection mode, a 1344 pixel diameter truncated circle (truncated to a 1920x1200 pixel frame) is projected at a 180x155 degree projection angle. This mode is typically best suited for high resolution wide angle immersive movie uses. The planetarium features will still work, but with part of the sky missing we don't recommend this mode for serious astronomy education.

This model is designed for those who want high resolution in a portable Digitarium system but can not afford the Digitarium Kappa Portable 2 model. The Epsilon's high resolution is invaluable if you show fulldome video shows, immersive environments, or scientific visualizations. Starfields will also look better, especially with the high contrast and our high quality proprietary lens.

Choose from a lower cost Basic option or much more powerful Professional software package. See specifications below for details.

The Epsilon Portable 2 Professional model includes our high-resolution data set of the solar system for spectacular planetary exploration with incredible detail.

Specifications

See also Digitarium general specifications.

Projection Modes	Full Dome	Truncated
Pixel Diameter	1200	1344 circle truncated at 1200
Projected Resolution	1.13 megapixels	1.34 megapixels
Field of View	180 degrees, full sky.	180 x ~155 degrees.
Pixels per degree of sky	6.7 average	7.5 average
Angle of Projection	155 degrees	180 x 155 degrees
Maximum Dome Diameter	16 feet/5m recommended.
Base Projector Brightness	5000 lumens with non-fisheye lens (Provided for comparison purposes with other systems. Actual brightness with a fisheye lens is significantly less due to not projecting the whole video rectangle and differing lens properties.)
Contrast Ratio	Nominal projector contrast is up to 5,300:1.
Lamp life	Up to 2000 hours on high.

	Basic	Professional
Control Unit	Digitarium CU-Z
User Interfaces Included	Digitarium handheld remote control Wireless gamepad	Digitarium handheld remote control Wireless gamepad Universal Console software
Software	Nightshade NG Basic (more limited features)	Nightshade NG Professional
Planetary Data	Low resolution, no topography (flat surfaces).	Exclusive Solar System Collection high-resolution data set.
Audio Output	Stereo with integral speakers; stereo with external user supplied speakers.
Internal Storage	2000 GB
Power	100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 850W
Regulatory	FCC Class A, CE class A (RoHS compliant), UL or CSA listed components
Dimensions	System: 16 x 16 x 25 inches for storage (40 x 40 x 63.5 cm), 16 x 16 x 35 inches for use (40 x 40 x 89 cm) Transit case: 19 x 21 x 31 inches (47.5 x 52.5 x 77.5 cm)
Weight	System: 48.5 lbs. (22.0 kg) Transit case: 34 lbs. (15.5 kg) Total: 82.5 lbs. (37.5 kg) The transit case has built in wheels and extendable handle for easy transport on flat surfaces.
US Price	Basic: $27,825	Professional: $41,825

Purchasing Information

Please use our purchase page for ordering instructions.

Purchase price includes:

• One Digitarium Epsilon Portable 2 planetarium system with set of two Digitarium remote controls (one spare)
• Rugged wheeled transit case.
• Heavy duty surge suppressor with 25-foot cord (120 VAC countries only).
• DLP projector remote control.
• Wireless gamepad control.
• Comprehensive and easy to use set of user manuals.
• Set of lesson plans for use with elementary through high school students.
• Complete set of PASS^™ Curricula for Digitarium Systems. Includes Augmented Lessons ideal for use with our Universal Console interface.
• 2 TB portable hard drive with companion media for lesson plans, over 3 GB of royalty-free music, and over two dozen fulldome video shows.
• Three year limited warranty (Three year limited warranty on the projection component from Barco.)
• Free technical support and automated software updates for the life of your system.
• Complete system rescue disk on solid state drive in case of emergency.
• Lens cleaning kit.
• Exclusive Digitalis Child-Safe LED Light Pointer.
• Exclusive Digitarium red lighted pen for writing in the dark.
• Free membership in our Digitarium user community website.
• Prepaid calendar-year individual membership in the International Planetarium Society.

Please note: these prices do not include a dome, a necessary requirement for system use. Purchase a Digitalis dome with your system and receive a $1,000 package discount.