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Discover the Universe!
Welcome to the amazing world of astronomy! Astronomers spend their time discovering the
nature of space and everything in it. As big as our planet Earth is, it is just one of eight planets
orbiting the sun, which is just one of billions of stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way, which is
just one of billions of galaxies in the universe. So you can see that it will be a long, long time, if
ever, until astronomers run out of things to discover!
Your Own Planetarium
Your planetarium allows you to...
• Project stars, outlines of the constellations, and their names on the walls and ceiling all
around you
• Project the night sky of any season or month of the year with its one-piece
fully-integrated Star Sphere — no separate overlays to break or lose
• Accurately project the night sky by season, date and hour
• Project the night sky in its correct directional orientation
• Treat yourself and your friends to an exciting sight and sound tour of the night sky.
What Is a Constellation?
If you look at the stars in the night sky long enough, you will notice how groups of stars form
familiar objects, something like connect-the-dots pictures. Many centuries ago, people who
gazed at the stars noticed pictures out there— and gave names to them. This helped them
create a “map” of the night sky, making it easier to locate the stars.
But these figures are not really sitting out there in space. They are only imaginary patterns
created by the relative positions of the stars as we see them from Earth. Some stars that appear
to be right next to each other are in fact very far apart. They just look close together from where
we are looking at them. If you could somehow see the night sky from another part of the galaxy,
the relative positions of the stars would be completely different and you would be able to
discover totally new constellations.
The Star Sphere
The Star Sphere
TM
is a replica
in miniature of the largest
and brightest objects in
space surrounding our planet. If you were to imagine Earth inside the sphere, it would be
located at the exact center, where the light bulb is. The dots printed on the sphere represent
stars. The lines connecting the stars show the constellations.
Planetarium Operation
The Star Sphere is powered by three 3 AAA/LR03 batteries.
Tool required - Small Phillips-head screwdriver
Installing Batteries for the Light Wand
1. Remove light wand from
base.
2. With a small Phillips-head
screwdriver, remove the
screw on the battery cap.
Unscrew battery cap
located at the end of wand.
Gently shake the wand so
that the battery module
slides out.
3. Insert three 3 AAA/LR03
batteries into battery
module, making sure the
“+” and “-” ends are in
correct placement as
indicated on module.
Alkaline batteries are
recommended.
4. Insert battery module
into light wand, making
sure the grooves align.
Replace battery cap and
Phillips-head screw (do
not over-tighten). Place
the light wand back into
base.
Operating Your Planetarium
1. Place planetarium on a table in the center of the room. A room with smooth, light-colored
walls and ceiling works best. A room that is roughly square and no larger than 12 x 12 feet
provides the best projection quality. Star Theater works best when it is located two to six feet
from the projection surface.
2. Date selector is located on the light wand. To set your planetarium for the beginning of the
audio tour, rotate light wand until “AUTUMN” lines up with pointer on the base. (The month
and date settings and the time ring will be used after the audio tour to set your planetarium
for a specific date and time of day.)
3. In a darkened room, turn on projection lamp. (Do not look directly at the Star Sphere while its
light is on, or you will lose your darkness adaptation.)
x3
AAA/LR03
Batteries not included
Requires 3
x 1.5V AAA/LR03
batteries
CAUTION: Do not look directly into the light source. Doing so can cause serious and
irreparable eye damage.
Download an exciting audio tour
of the night sky at UncleMilton.com!
Web Code:
STAT1143
8+
2002
Home Planetarium
STAR THEATER
STAR THEATER
®
UK
