Star Theater Review
For some time, I'd been hearing from friends that Star Theater was an excellent orientation to astronomy. I bought one and I am pleased to report that this product truly delivers. My kids were excited to learn about the night sky in the comfort of our family room (make sure the room is dark and wait for your eyes to adapt), and it kept Mom and Dad's interest as well. The audio tour is compelling and informative, the instruction booklet includes easy to understand explanations about astronomy, and the projector is simple to set up and use. The compass in the base is a nice touch. It allows us to project the night sky with the North Star to the North. A nice feature is the way you can set the sphere to project the sky as it appears on any given day of the year and even hour of the day. Also, it's fun to see all those stars glow on the sphere after you turn it off. Star Theater made us all want to go outside and look for constellations in the night sky (although it was cloudy outside for over a week!). I highly recommend this product as a gift for any budding astronomer!
Star Theater Overview
Halogen Planetarium Projector with One Hour Audio Tour and Activity GuideHigh Intensity Halogen Projection Lamp.Luminous Stars.Illustrated Activity Guide.Audio Cassette Tape.Star Sphere.Time Settings. Horizon Ring.Light Wand With On/Off SwitchBuilt In Compas
Star Theater Specifications
The wonderful thing about planetariums is that you feel like you're outside beneath the stars. The awful thing about them is that when you finally get outside at night you don't know how to apply what you've learned. This celestial sphere will enable you to bring your planetarium experience home--and take some of the tools back outside. A halogen lamp inside the clear Plexiglas sphere projects on your walls and ceiling hundreds of stars, planets, galaxies, and the labeled outlines of constellations that are visible from the Northern Hemisphere. A horizon ring projects a city skyline and accurately depicts the horizon for whatever time and day you are viewing. A 50-minute cassette tape puts astronomy in a broad cultural and historical context and helps you understand what you're seeing. Take the sphere outside to use as a star map: 170 of the brightest stars glow in the dark. --Louise Carter
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Customer Reviews
Don't waste your money. - -
I bought this for my 2 daughters. I hoped that it would be fun and educational. The tape isn't bad, ( too bad they don't sell it seperately!). The projector itself was a terrible disappointment. My girls got frustrated and turned off by it's lack of clarity and it soon ended up in the closet with other unwanted toys.
Can anyone say, "Garage Sale"?
Major Disapointment - Adam DeOrio - Westminster, Colorado United States
I was so excited to finally recieve it in the mail. It was easy to set up but you have to hold down the button the whole time. The tape was education, but the projection was horrible. It casts a bunch of blury shadows of stars on a nearby wall. Even in the pitch dark you couldn't read the names of the stars unless you put the globe within a foot from the wall. It was a huge disapointment.
Buy something else! - -
This is a toy with a great concept but poor quality. We bought this at a local store for more money than here. We never could get the flashlight to work and even the directions say you might have a hard time with it! (That is a bad sign!)We finally took it back to the store and tried another one which also did not work. I would say skip this one. A good book and/or maps on planets would provide better entertainment and information than what this toy has to offer.
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