Image: Zeiss Model II Star Projector
Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 240 pixels | 2,048 × 1,536 pixels.
Original image (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 1.15 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Description: The Zeiss Model II Star Projector nicknamed "Jake" by staff on display at the Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. It was employed in 1939-1991 at the Buhl Planetarium. Was built in Germany by Zeiss Optical Works. Among the features: a 1000-watt incandescent bulb; an ability to project the stars at any point in time, from any place on the Earth; more than 1000 planetarium shows were created and distributed worldwide, some of them were narrated by Arthur C. Clarke and Leonard Nimoy.
Title: Zeiss Model II Star Projector
Credit: Own work
Author: Photojunkie
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.
