digitarium zeta digital planetarium system

Product Overview

The Digitarium® Zeta Portablemodel is a digital planetariumsystem designed for use inportable domes. Set up thesystem in a gym with aninflatable dome for an instantplanetarium. Portability and easeof set up and use allow you toshare one system and its costwith other area groups.

This model is designed for thosewho want a high resolutionportable system but do not needthe higher brightness of ourDigitarium Epsilon Portablemodel, or the higher resolution ofour Digitarium Kappa Portablemodel. This is our lightest andmost compact model forportable use.

Specifications

See also Digitarium general specifications.

Digitarium® Zeta Portable DigitalPlanetarium System

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MaximumDomeDiameter

Approximately 40 feet/12 meters. Brightness is themain issue, since the larger the dome, the larger thesurface area the light from the projector must cover.

Resolution 1200 pixels across a diameter

Field of view 180 degrees, full sky.

Pixels perdegree of sky

6.7 average

Angle ofProjection

175 degrees

BaseProjectorBrightness

4000 Lumens with non-fisheye lens (Provided forcomparison purposes with other systems. Actualbrightness with a fisheye lens is significantly lessdue to not projecting the whole video rectangle anddiffering lens properties. Please contact us if youmay be interested in a brighter system.)

ContrastRatio

TBD. Nominal projector contrast is 2000:1.

Lamp life Up to 2000 hours on high lamp setting.

ImageQuality

Excellent

InternalStorage

1000 GB supplemental hard drive.

Power North America: 120VAC, 50/60Hz, 615 WattsElsewhere: Contact your local distributor.

Regulatory FCC Class A, CE class A (RoHS compliant), ULListed components

Projectorfeatures

Direct power off (fan properly cools down lamp evenif 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 x63.5 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 77.5cm)

Weight System: 60 pounds (27.3 Kg)Transit case: 34 pounds (15.5 Kg)Total: 94 pounds (42.7 Kg)

The transit case has built in wheels and extendablehandle for easy transport on flat surfaces.


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US Price $30,150(Outside the US contact a local dealer for pricing.)

Options

Universal Console™ for elegant system control from multiple

computing devices.

Additional Information

General Digitarium overview including distinctive features,features and benefits and general specifications of Digitariumsystems.Dome Shots give you an idea of what can be projected.Comments from EducatorsFeature Comparison to other portable planetarium projectors.

Purchasing Information

Purchase price includes:

One Digitarium Zeta Portable planetarium system with set oftwo Digitarium remote controls (one spare)DLP projector remote controlWheeled transit caseComplete set of user manuals.Set of lesson plans for use with elementary through high schoolstudents1000 GB portable hard drive with companion media for lessonplans and fulldome video shows "IBEX: Search for the Edge ofthe Solar System", "Two Small Pieces of Glass", and "CitizenSky - Epsilon Aurigae." (Licensing agreements must be signedand returned before system ships to recieve hard drive.)Two year limited warranty (Three year limited warranty on theprojection component from Panasonic.)Free technical support and automated software updates for thelife of your system.Membership in our Digitarium users community website.One-year individual membership in the InternationalPlanetarium Society.

Please note: you supply your own dome. Please use our order pageto order.

All specifications and prices subject to change without notice.Product photos may differ slightly from actual models.


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