Re: Inexpensive planetarium projector?



RMOLLISE wrote:

On Jul 1, 6:55 pm, "Howard Lester" <heyles...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"RMOLLISE" wrote


I've got one now. Back when I was a kid, I never had one of my
own...apparently too expensive. I was able to borrow one for a while,
and was purty downcast when I had to give it back.

Yeah, I've got one now thanks to Ebay...spent more on it than I should
have, but...it was worth it. ;-)

Rod, I dare not ask how much... somewhere in my pea brained skull I recall
it cost maybe $30 or less new back then... got it from Edmund. Makes me
wonder if my old tripod mounted black Palomar, Jr. is still alive... ;-)


Ha! Try about 75 bucks. But getting that little toy and the Gilbert 2-
inch refractor I also pined for so much seemed to finally close a long-
open circle, and it was worth it at any price. Down here back in the
early 60s? Might as well have asked for the Moon as for 30 bucks. ;-)

I won't tell you how many lawns I had to mow to finance a (used)
Palomar Jr. ;-)

Unk Rod


There is a used Spitz Junior planetarium offered on Ebay. Also, the Sega Home Star Pro planetarium, for around $250, looks interesting. It is claimed to project 10,000 stars and planets, uses six LEDs, but it must be shipped from Japan.

Jim
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