Digitarium® Kappa Fixed Digital Planetarium System
Product Overview
The Digitarium® Kappa Fixed model is a digital planetarium system designed for use in permanent domes. It is very similar to the Digitarium Epsilon Fixed model, but offers higher resolution (about 78% greater than the Epsilon in full dome mode).
Full dome/full sky projection is available at a projection angle of 167 degrees. This is ideal for fixed domes, as the projection system is placed below the springline of the dome out of audience sight lines.
This model has the same unmatched usability of other Digitarium systems with our exclusive backlit, handheld remote control.
The Digitarium® Kappa Fixed model is designed for those who want the highest resolution and the best projection quality in a fixed Digitarium system. If you intend to show a lot of fulldome video shows, immersive environments, or scientific visualizations, the higher resolution will be invaluable. Starfields will also look better, especially with the high contrast and our high quality proprietary lens.
Despite all these features, the price is a fraction of other high quality full dome fisheye planetarium systems of similar or even lower resolutions!
Specifications
See also Digitarium general specifications.
| Maximum Dome Diameter |
Around 52 feet/16m. Brightness
is the main
issue, since the larger the dome,
the larger the surface area the light from the projector must cover. |
| Resolution |
1600 pixels across a diameter |
| Field of view |
180 degrees, full sky. |
| Pixels per degree of sky |
8.9 average |
| Angle of Projection |
167 degrees |
| Base Projector Brightness |
7500 Lumens with non-fisheye lens (Provided for comparison purposes with other systems. Actual brightness with a fisheye lens is significantly less due to not projecting the whole video rectangle and differing lens properties.) |
| Contrast Ratio |
The estimated contrast ratio with both lamps is approximately 2100:1. Nominal projector contrast is up to 8000:1. |
| Lamp life |
Up to 2000 hours on high The projector has two lamps which can be used one at a time, or both together for the brightest projection. |
| Image Quality |
Digitarium Kappa systems use our advanced proprietary lens design for superb projection quality. |
| Internal Storage |
750 GB expandable up to 3 TB or more. |
| Power |
100-240 VAC, 10.4 A, 50-60Hz |
| Regulatory |
FCC Class A, CE class A (RoHS compliant), UL or CSA listed components |
| Dimensions |
System: 20 x 16 x 32.75 inches (51 x 40 x 83.2 cm) |
| Weight |
System: 83 pounds (37.7 kg) |
| US Price |
$70,450
(Outside the US contact a local dealer for pricing.) |
Purchasing Information
Purchase price includes:- One Digitarium Kappa Fixed planetarium system with set of two Digitarium remote controls (one spare)
- Universal Console software license.
- DLP projector remote control
- Comprehensive and easy to use set of user manuals.
- Set of lesson plans for use with elementary through high school students
- 1000 GB portable hard drive with companion media for lesson plans along with the following fulldome video shows:
- IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System
- Two Small Pieces of Glass
- Citizen Sky - Epsilon Aurigae
- FLIGHT TO THE MOON: LRO and LCROSS Revisited
- Losing the Dark (Show licensing agreements must be signed and returned before system ships to receive hard drive.)
- Three year limited warranty (Three year limited warranty on the projection component from projectiondesign.)
- Free technical support and automated software updates for the life of your system.
- Lens cleaning kit (US only due to shipping restrictions)
- Free membership in our Digitarium users community website.
- Prepaid one-year individual membership in the International Planetarium Society.
Please note: System installation is simple enough that you can perform this yourself. Alternately, system installation services can be purchased through Digitalis. Please use our purchase page for information on how to order.
Updated Apr 2 2013
