Summary of Contents for Uncle Milton's Toys Star Theater 3
- Page 1 AGES 8+ 2009 ® Planetarium Projector Planetarium Projector with Astronomy Software with Astronomy Software Instruction Manual Instruction Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Discover the Universe! .......................3 Your Own Planetarium ......................3 What Is a Constellation? ....................3 The Star Sphere ........................4 Assembly and Operation ....................4 Installing Batteries .......................4 Operating Your Planetarium ..................5 Setting the Date and Time ..................6 Care and Maintenance .......................6 Meteors and Comets ......................7... -
Page 3: Discover The Universe
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. -
Page 4: The Star Sphere
The Star Sphere The Star Sphere is a replica in miniature of the largest and brightest objects in space surrounding our planet. If you were to put Earth in the sphere, it would be located at the exact center, where the light bulb is. The dots printed on the sphere represent stars. -
Page 5: Operating Your Planetarium
A room that is approximately 12 x 12 feet provides the best projection quality. Star Theater 3.0 works best when it is located between one to six feet from the projection surface. If your ceiling is very high, place the planetarium on a shelf or create a raised platform by piling up books for example. -
Page 6: Setting The Date And Time
Setting the Date and Time Fig. 6 Once you’ve taken the audio tour, you can set your Time Ring planetarium to project the night sky for any date and Date hour. You can easily adjust your planetarium for any Selector date you wish: your birthday, a holiday, the final day of school, last Thursday, or any other date. -
Page 7: Meteors And Comets
5. Reinsert light wand into Star Sphere. Rotate light wand clockwise until it clicks into place. This is important for accurate date and time adjustments. 6. Place Star Sphere and light wand back into base. Meteors and Comets A comet is basically a big rock, made of ice and dust, that orbits the sun in a wide, elliptical path. - Page 8 Andromeda Galaxy Alpheratz Spring Constellations GREAT SQUARE Stars to look for... 1. The Plough 2. Regulus 3. Spica 4. Arcturus CETUS CETUS (The Whale) (The Whale) Autumn Constellations Stars to look for... 1. Andromeda Galaxy 2. Alpheratz Capella Summer Constellations “Big Dipper”...
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Page 9: The Moving Sky
The Moving Sky Although we can’t feel it, the Earth rotates eastward at about 800 miles an hour at its surface. The stars, sun, and moon appear to us to move westward when, in fact, we are The horizon ring is an important part of your planetarium. It divides the sky into two the ones that are moving eastward. - Page 10 Here are the 25 brightest stars, after the sun, each listed by its common name, constellation in which it can be found, and hemisphere from which it is visible: Rank Name Constellation Hemisphere Sirius Canis Major N & S Canopus Carina Alpha Centauri Centauri...
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Page 11: How To Find The Visible Planets
How to Find the Visible Planets O cially, there are eight planets and at least three dwarf planets in our solar system. Four of the planets can be seen without the aid of a telescope or binoculars: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. (Mercury stays close to the sun, so it is very di cult to see. Ceres is too small and Uranus and Neptune, Pluto and Eris are too far away to see without a high-powered telescope.) As four visible planets move in the sky throughout the year, each appears to pass through certain constellations (the twelve zodiac... -
Page 14: Quick Start
Quick Start (See inside for full instructions) 1. Place your planetarium in the center of the room. Raise or lower the planetarium (use a pile of books for example) until the stars are in sharp focus. Position toward north using the compass. 2.
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