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| UNIVERSARIUM Models IX and IX TD |
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| Designed for star theaters with large domes |
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UNIVERSARIUM is the most powerful planetarium instrument from Carl Zeiss, and probably even the most powerful of its category. Designed for large domes and multimedia theaters, and for horizontal (Model IX), as well as for tilted domes (Model IX TD).
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| UNIVERSARIUM Model IX of the Carl-Zeiss-Planetarium in Stuttgart, Germany (photo courtesy: Stuttgart Planetarium) |
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UNIVERSARIUM is based on the starball concept, the mechanical separation between the projection of the starlit sky and of dynamic objects. The starball and the planet projectors can be used either jointly in accordance with astronomical algorithms or separately from each other.
The stars are so bright that they are not easily outshone by image projections, thanks to fiber optics technology from Carl Zeiss. They are point-shaped and totally white. Only the brighter stars also displaying conspicuous tints in nature are projected in a reddish or bluish or yellowish color. UNIVERSARIUM provides a realistic simulation of the scintillation of all stars.
| Dome diameter: | 18 m to 35 m (59 ft to 115 ft) |
| Dome tilt: | 0° to 30° |
| Seating capacity | 200 to 450 |
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