ZEISS STAR PROJECTORS

UNIVERSARIUM Modell IX LED

The Universal Star Theater of its Own

UNIVERSARIUM is the most powerful planetarium instrument from ZEISS, designed for large domes and multimedia star theaters, and for horizontal, as well as for tilted domes. Thanks to the high brightness of all projections, even projection domes with a very low degree of reflection can be used. The new LED light sources provide very bright stars, as well as extremely bright images of Sun, Moon, and planets. They also reduce power consumption and maintenance costs.

Modular System
Brilliant Night Sky
Comfortable Operation

Natural Depiction of the Night Sky

The ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM stars surpass any digital starfield by far. The starry sky is projected with fiber-optic projection systems designed and manufactured by ZEISS. In the latest UNIVERSARIUM version powerful LED light sources illuminate the star masks. The stars are point-shaped and totally white. The brightest stars also displaying conspicuous tints in nature are projected in a reddish or bluish or yellowish color. ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM provides a realistic simulation of the scintillation of all stars.

ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM Model 8 in Planetarium Dome

A Modular System in Starball Design

The Starball comprises all features for the starry sky. Select the didactical projections you want to present with the Starball and choose between the projectors for Sun and Moon and planets. ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM is designed for special custom configurations and specifications. In any case, the configuration is subject to specification by contract.

Flexible Control System and User-friendly Operation

Although a highly complex instrument, it can be manually controlled without any restriction – like all ZEISS planetarium projectors. This means real-time operation and interactive control as well as automatic reproduction goes without saying. UNIVERSARIUM can be combined with any fulldome system from ZEISS. The combination allows absolutely synchronous control of optical-mechanical and digital planetarium projection.

Product Details


Starry Sky	Brilliant, white and very bright stars thanks to fibre optics and LED lighting Bright stars with individual colouring Milky Way, star clusters, gas nebulae and galaxies
Planets, Sun and Moon	Topocentric representations with high accuracy: exact moon positions, planetary conjunctions, etc.
Control	Variable stars Scintillation for all stars Direct control of sky positions and observation times within a few seconds (jumps in time and location) Automatic display of the analemma and other motion combinations with a simple command Daily rotation, annual movement, polar altitude change, precession and azimuth rotation Integrated azimuth rotation Great circles and scales fully scaled
Maintanence and Service	Remote diagnostics and remote maintenance make servicing easier and save costs
Additional Features	Available for domes with horizontal and inclined arrangement Elegant colour scheme in anthracite


General Functions	Sun with eclipses, red colouring and 1:15 zoom Moon with surface details, phase change, node rotation, eclipses and 2:1 zoom Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Arrow of Light and other objects including image rotation and 1:15 zoom Equator with partial degree grid Ecliptic meridian Constellation figures of the zodiac Constellation figures of the northern and southern sky Precession scale and ecliptic pole markings Celestial poles Galactic coordinates Projector for precession Wind rose, digital displays Zenith marker Additional didactic functions Comets and shooting stars Computer-controlled fixed star apertures


Projection Dome
Dome Diameter	18 m - 35 m, larger diameters on request
Dome Inclination	0° - 30°
Seating Capacity	200 - 450
Horizon Height horizontal Dome	preferably 2,200 mm - 3,000 mm, others on request
Horizon height inclined Dome	depending on dome inclination
Projection Device
Starball Installation Area	East-West: approx. 2,500 mm North-South: approx. 2,400 mm
Installation area projectors for sun, moon and planets	East-West: approx. 1,000 mm North-South: approx. 2,320 mm

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