Digitarium^® Zeta Portable Digital Planetarium System

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Product Overview

The Digitarium^® Zeta Portable model is a digital planetarium system designed for use in portable domes. Set up the system in a gym with an inflatable dome for an instant planetarium. Portability and ease of set up and use allow you to share one system and its cost with other area groups.

This model is designed for those who want a mid-range resolution portable system with mid-range brightness.

Choose from a lighter and lower cost Basic option or a more powerful and upgradeable Professional computer/software combination. See specifications below for details.

Specifications

See also Digitarium general specifications.

	Basic	Professional
Maximum Dome Diameter	Approximately 40 feet/12 meters. Brightness is the main issue, since the larger the dome, the larger the surface area the light from the projector must cover.
Pixel Diameter	1200
Projected Resolution	1.13 megapixels
Field of View	180 degrees, full sky.
Pixels per Degree of Sky	6.7 average
Angle of Projection	175 degrees
Base Projector Brightness	4000 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. Please contact us if you may be interested in a brighter system.)
Contrast Ratio	Nominal projector contrast is 2,000:1.
Lamp life	Up to 2000 hours on high lamp setting.
Control Unit	Digitarium CU-Z	Digitarium CU-1
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
Audio Output	Stereo with integral speakers; stereo with external user supplied speakers.	Professional: 5.1 surround sound with external user supplied speakers.
Power	North America: 120VAC, 50/60Hz, 615 Watts Elsewhere: Contact your local distributor.
Regulatory	FCC Class A, CE class A (RoHS compliant)
Projector features	Direct power off (fan properly cools down lamp even if the power is cut off), sealed optical block, shutter, LAN control and reporting
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: 51 lbs. (23.2 kg) Transit case: 34 lbs. (15.5 kg) Total: 85 lbs. (38.6 kg) The transit case has built in wheels and extendable handle for easy transport on flat surfaces.	System: 61 lbs. (27.7 kg) Transit case: 34 lbs. (15.5 kg) Total: 95 lbs. (43.2 kg) The transit case has built in wheels and extendable handle for easy transport on flat surfaces.
US system price	$25,150	$36,330

Purchasing Information

Please use our purchase page for ordering instructions. Outside the US contact a local dealer for pricing.

Both the Basic and Professional systems include:

• One Digitarium Zeta Portable 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 Panasonic.)
• Free technical support and automated software updates for the life of your system.
• Lens cleaning kit.
• Free membership in our Digitarium users 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.