What is MEGASTAR-II cosmos?
Most existing planetariums can
only project approximately 2 million stars. However, MEGASTAR-II
can reproduce up to 12.5th magnitude, 5 million fixed stars
that cannot be seen with our naked eye. Until MEGASTAR-II, the
necessity of reproducing stars to that extent was not really
thought possible among planetarium specialists. However, only MEGASTAR-II can reproduce the solidity and the light and
shades of the colors of the Milky Way and the fine details of
the dark nebula. This
capability cannot be found elsewhere.
 The "Geo-Cosmos" is the symbol exhibit of Miraikan and has 1 million LEDs closely set on its spherical, 6.5 m in diameter body. Based on the imagery data sent from satellites, the appearance of the earth changes hourly on displayed and you can virtually experience the "Earth as seen from outer space" as the Executive Director, Dr. Mohri has actually seen from the Space Shuttle. On the other
hand, you can say that the starry sky {projected} by "MEGASTAR-II
Cosmos" can also give you a virtual experience of a clear
and solid universe "as seen from outer space." The reason
it is named "cosmos," which is another way to say "space"
in English, is because you can feel the "earth" at Geo-cosmos,
and we hope that you can also feel "space" through this
MEGASTAR-II cosmos. |
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