Digitarium® Kappa Portable Digital Planetarium System

Product Overview

The Digitarium® Kappa Portable model is a digital planetarium system designed for use in portable domes. It is very similar to the Digitarium Epsilon Portable model, but offers higher resolution (about 78% more pixels than the Epsilon in full dome mode). It has the same unmatched usability of other Digitarium systems with our exclusive backlit, handheld remote control.

This model is designed for those who want the highest resolution and best projection quality in a portable Digitarium system. The 167 degree projection angle is more immersive than that of the Epsilon. If you intend to show a lot of fulldome video shows, immersive environments, or scientific visualizations, the higher resolution will be invaluable. Starfields will also look better, especially with the enhanced contrast and our high quality proprietary lens.

Despite all these features, the price is a fraction of other high quality full dome fisheye planetarium systems of similar or even lower resolutions and brightnesses!

Specifications

Maximum Dome Diameter	Around 52 feet/16m. Brightness is the main issue, since the larger the dome, the larger the surface area the light from the projector must cover.
Resolution	1600 pixels across a diameter
Field of view	180 degrees, full sky.
Pixels per degree of sky	8.9 average
Angle of Projection	167 degrees
Base Projector Brightness	7500 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	The minimum estimated contrast ratio with both lamps is approximately 2100:1. Nominal projector contrast is up to 8000:1.
Lamp life	Up to 2000 hours on high The projector has two lamps which can be used one at a time, or both together for the brightest projection.
Image Quality	Digitarium Kappa systems use our advanced proprietary lens design for superb projection quality.
Internal Storage	750 GB expandable up to 3 TB or more.
Power	100-240 VAC, 10.4 A, 50-60Hz
Regulatory	FCC Class A, CE class A (RoHS compliant), UL or CSA listed components
Dimensions	System: 20 x 16.75 x 25 inches for storage (51 x 42.5 x 64 cm), 20 x 16.75 x 35 inches in use (51 x 42.5 x 89 cm) Transit case: 39 x 25 x 22 inches (99 x 64 x 56 cm)
Weight	System: 72 pounds (32.7 kg) Transit case: 47.6 pounds (21.6 kg) Total: 120 pounds (54.5 kg) The transit case has built in wheels and extendable handle for easy transport on flat surfaces.
US Price	$68,830 (Outside the US contact a local dealer for pricing.)

Purchasing Information

Purchase price includes:

One Digitarium Kappa Portable planetarium system with set of two Digitarium remote controls (one spare)
Wheeled transit case
Heavy duty surge suppressor with 25-foot cord (120 VAC countries only)
DLP projector remote control
Comprehensive and easy to use set of user manuals.
Set of lesson plans for use with elementary through high school students
1000 GB portable hard drive with companion media for lesson plans along with the following fulldome video shows:
- IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System
- Two Small Pieces of Glass
- Citizen Sky - Epsilon Aurigae
- FLIGHT TO THE MOON: LRO and LCROSS Revisited
- Losing the Dark
Three year limited warranty (Three year limited warranty on the projection component from projectiondesign.)
Free technical support and automated software updates for the life of your system.
Lens cleaning kit (US only due to shipping restrictions)
Free membership in our Digitarium users community website.
Prepaid one-year individual membership in the International Planetarium Society.

Please note: you supply your own dome or purchase one. Please use our purchase page for ordering instructions.

Updated Apr 2 2013