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初音ミク命
That looks really neat.
Luckily I live in a rather rural area so I'm able to see a lot of starts outside at night, although I can't really see them while I'm trying to sleep so it looks like that Homestar would be really nice for that.
College Student
Sometimes, I want to move to a rural area just for that reason... :)
Student
Same here. I forgot how beautiful the night sky is.
The Homestar Planetarium looks like a cool gadget to have. @.@
初音ミク命
While I do absolutely love being able to see a star-filled sky I would rather live in a more suburban area for the convenience of having shops and other amenities nearby.
student
I live in a rural area and although we have a good view of the sky its not that great...^^;
college slacker
True, you spend most of your time indoor anyway. My neighbor have a telescope to view star but only use it one till he sell it in garage sale.
College Student
I guess it depends on where you're at... I've been in a rural part of East Coast where air pollution was less prevalent and w.o.w. I've never seen a night sky dotted with soooooo many stars!!! It was absolutely breathtaking. :)
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Ouch 500 bucks... Would be nice to have I guess. I didn't realize Sega makes something that expensive. So it doesn't have to be placed in the center of the room? Does it make a lot of noise when it's on?
http://www.marvinryan.com
if it plays twinkle twinkle little star I'm going to get one. ^^;
Professional Panhandler
http://theinfernoproject.com
LOL...I'd only get one if it plays the Batman song. Oh, don't forget the "Bat Light" to light up the night sky. ^^
Batman nah nah na nah nah na nah nah BATMAN! Batman, Batman...Batman!!
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Damn you! You're making me hum that song now! AAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
http://www.marvinryan.com
oh bother, now that song will be stuck in my head for the next few day. ^^;
Secretary
http://figured.wordpress.com/
My rice cooker plays twinkle twinkle little start when I start cooking the rice.
http://www.marvinryan.com
nice. ^^
Student
Thats pretty cool!
I need one of those!
Student-Waiter
i am getting it for sure
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
this is a must get one XD I love the stars at night, I feel relieve when seeing it. d(^.^)b
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Also makes a damn fine cup of coffee...
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
Haha, yea it does resemble a coffee machine.
http://www.marvinryan.com
lol, would you mind if there's stellar dust on your cup of java? ^^
Student/Music Producer/Web Designer
http://www.myspace.com/lionbiscuits
Gah! I have wanted one of these ever since your article that contained a picture of the boxed item on your desk. ^^; Pretty expensive, but would be great to look up at before you doze off, like you said.
Mad scientist
This is a sorry excuse for a planetarium. The stars are displayed incorrectly unless you have the right plate to display on. Considering it's designed to work on discs rather than electronics placing the stars there is no way it can measure distances and compensate.
Even though this is a toy and not useful stuff I might still consider getting one eventually. There is something calming about looking at stars. Now all I need to get is money to buy one and somewhere to place it. I don't have room for something like that where I live right now.
Mr. High Res
One would think that 500USD is pretty steep for a "toy". I'd rather build a planetarium in my own mansion in the future. That is, if I'll ever get that rich.
Student, Writer
http://lecrit.tumblr.com/
The difference would be between a $500 toy and a $5000000 toy. :P
Mad scientist
the difference between small kids and big kids are the price of their toys. Really young kids are perfectly happy with a lamb with holes that makes something that looks like stars on the walls and ceiling.
Paying more for something like this is not the same as it gets any better. I know a guy working at a planetarium so I have seen it backstage. I'm somewhat sure that if people had something like at home, then the would end up not using it. The reason is that first you need to learn how to handle it backstage (it's not like a computer or a VCR) and then you need to spend time every time you want to start it up. I know that I would end up not even using it every month if I had my personal one. It's simply too complex and time consuming to handle >.<
Somehow it can be compared to a steam engine. You need to spend a while to prepare it before it can do anything useful.
Student
Oooh pretty nifty gadget.
Nekophilia
Not for me.. It feels like I'm trapped in my busted gundam and drifting in space @.@
iCafe Manager
I've seen that gadget in its beta stages in a Documentary about Japan. I think it was Japan Video Topics shown on our local station a few years back.
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
Maybe this is for use in heavy urbanised areas where they can't see stars well due to pollution, very nifty. I love living in a sub-urban area where you get buildings but without as much pollution so there is a clear sky to see the stars.
Magi 2nd network assistant
That is simply great, kids adore that kind of stuff, and so do I.
When I saw stars at a planetarium when I was a kid, couldn't be more amazed.
Alas the price is less kid-friendly, easier to get a puppy though :)
star-keeper
i want one of those! but it looks far too expensive... ):
student
http://shinyui.wordpress.com/
looks like a droid from Star wars, maybe if they work more on this they may develope a hologram
projector ^^
三年せいとオタク
This would keep me awake at night for hours ^^;
http://www.spongbros.co.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarian:_Chiisana_Hoshi_no_Yume
I think the extra buttons are to program for a specific day, so you can see seasonal constellations.
Don't think I'd ever get something like this though. I live in an area that doesn't suffer from too much light pollution and I'm not a serious astronomer. But stars are awfully pretty to look at. One of my best memories of school camps is lying out on the grass and trying to find constellations and talking about how fast the Earth is spinning around.
SOS Brigade Leader
Wow An amazing gadget for putting youself to sleep but wouldn't it be better seeing the real thing rather than a projector .
Nature is better Technology ^^
武器職人
I want one...but not for 499 USD.
Otaku Programmer
http://oufukunaga.wordpress.com
Won't be much use in my small apartment XD
Army - Rilfeman
Looks like a cool lil gadget.
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
that is an awesome idea! however for $500 i think is a little too high for me XD. Would love to try out though ^0^
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Looks cool, but expensive.
http://www.stefkov.com/
Pretty cool. I like space and the stars so I would like having this. Bit expensive though.
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
I use Starry Night Pro 5 for my astronomical needs - Came with the Celestron C10-NGT telescope
http://www.starrynight.com
http://www.celestron.com
I then use Stellarium when im running around on my netbook - Starry Night eats CPU badly ><"
http://www.stellarium.org
It's a shame that there's so much light pollution in Japan
When you're out in the country, it's well worth staying up to watch it with your own eyes
Unfortunately, i've gotten busier and so have hardly gotten the chance to take the scope out. The tripod WEIGHS A TON and so does the mount - The weight makes it totally unmotivating to setup. Heck, maybe i should buy a planetarium instead ^^"
"What do you think about the planetarium? That beautiful twinkling of eternity that will never fade, no matter when. All the stars in the sky are waiting for you."
;___;
browsing the nets
http://otakuposts.blogspot.com/
we nature loving type just stick our heads outside the window to look at the stars before dozing off.
Student
http://nauxolo.awardspace.com/
A good gift for the gf who likes stars.
Associate Network Administrator
I thought it was a digital remote telescope. Quite pricey it seems.
IT Architect
All I can think of is Yumemi T_T
"jack of all trades" (master of none)
http://japanweloveyou.blogspot.com
Beats those glowy-star stickers u used to stick on your bedroom roof when u were a kid... :)
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
Does Saber have new eyes in? Very cool planetarium. Mucho funky.
Student Pilot
http://sanctuarystation.wordpress.com/
I was thinking of getting one but when I see the accompanying price tag, maybe next time when i am a little richer. LOL >.<
College Student
Cool, a lot better than the hundreds of glow in the dark stars you plaster around your room as a child haha.
Student, Writer
http://lecrit.tumblr.com/
lol, I loved those things. xD
Also can play most of your Sonic The Hedgehog games.
November Echo Echo Tango
http://pauldy.deviantart.com/
Look's like a real nifty gadget :) Maybe it could be better if you have a high ceiling :)
http://accany.wordpress.com/
Looks really nice but the price tag is quite a turnoff =/
Student
http://kokost.deviantart.com/
I always wondered how nice this looked. I was really interested in home planetariums while taking a course in astronomy but I soon forgot about this... its nice to finally bump into a small review of it.
Programmer
so cool this
i like it ^^
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph
That's an interesting product from Sega but kinda impractical =P
It's cool though
Injured
With it a sound cd with the sounds of waves washing up on a beach and a sound cd with the sounds of crickets and small breezes would be good. At least finally ones girl friend would have something to watch in the bedroom. I used to always want something like this as it is really cool. How would having a blacklight tube affect the show or would it require also the felt like black stuff on the walls for the really psychedelic universe like effects? Anyhow that is really cool, nothing like letting off a days troubles and fading out into a galaxy far far away in a time long long ago. /cue the space fleet ships to move out!
http://news.monsterlittle.com
This is really cool, but the price is a bit high for me. Maybe will get it in future if I have the money and my own house.
Student
http://gwbf.blogspot.com/
I'd rather go outside to see the stars >.> Even though I'd have to drive up to the mountains or desert to get a good view~!
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Looks really nice...although the night sky is barely filled with stars around here...may brighten the nights here better...
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
http://antsizedman.blogspot.com/
Live in the countryside so no light polution ruining the skies here, ruddy expensive machine.
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
Wow, that's a bit pricy, I remember the one I saw while still living in HK was less cheaper, maybe a bootleg product.....
University's Slave
Can't stop thinking about Homestar Runner instead. ^^; Especially since both Homestars have legs but not arms. *bricked*
My view of the stars is pretty good--not much light pollution where I live. It's better at my parents than at the university, but since my school's close to a famous observatory the whole city is lit with the yellow low pressure sodium lights, which minimize light pollution. ^_^ Low pressure sodium lights are made of win, even if people are bothered by the yellow color.
Full-Time Student
http://www.iiotenki.blogspot.com
I had the exact same reaction about the name, too. I saw the title of this article in the RSS feed and I was like, "Bwuh? They're getting into that sort of merchandising now?" But alas, it seems much tamer. Ah well.
Student/Busboy/Otaku
http://moosebro.wordpress.com/
I thought the same thing when I first read the title. I was like, "OMG, Homestar has his own planetarium now!?! Score!" ...then I saw it was this. XD
大学生
That looks really cool, there is actually a planetarium not far from where I live but I hardly ever go. I always have so much fun when I do, I should really get around to that again.
IT Administrator
Seem good, but it better your room is big enough
For 8 weeks im a NEET
It not a thing i would spend my money on but it looks kinda cool.
こうこうせい
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
Love the new wig :D
Haha I think I first saw something like this in a kdrama...
Oh my, I'd love to get my hands on one of those, b-but the price... TAT
Student/Busboy/Otaku
http://moosebro.wordpress.com/
That planetarium would be REALLY awesome to have, but I can always just walk outside and look up to see stars, so it wouldn't be very practical for the price. Still....I want the stars on my roof when I am going to sleep! >.<
P.S. Aoi-chan doesn't look as good with that long hair...to me anyway. ^_^
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
No thanks.
I like watching stars, and I'm nocturnal anyway. But besides the fact that I'd never have time to enjoy it - I'm either working, playing, or in bed and asleep within 5 seconds - it just doesn't have what's most important for me when I watch stars.
That is, the wide expanse of nature, the feeling of a cool breeze, and the soft chirps of insects at night. The stars are almost secondary after all that.
Sure, it means I'd never get to gaze at stars except for the rare couple of times I get out of the city during the summer, but it's worth it and it makes those trips all the more special.
Student
http://p2pnadie2pp.deviantart.com
I dont knowif I would give it a lot of use... but cool nethertheless
University Student
It's a pretty nifty gadget but for $499? not so sure about that...
Student/Customer Sevice
http://twitter.com/theorbital
'tis been a while since I have bothered with feeding the astronomical hungers, but you, Danny, have re-piqued my interests. A pity the heavens are so obscured by the city around here...
Student
coooool ~ wonder if they will make BIGGER ones~
Student
Very cool!
Wish it was a little cheaper tho...
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
Hmmm its expensive T-T If it wasn't, I would buy it XD
Student
So awesome.
Graphic Designer
Sega: maker of videogames and planetariums.
desperate because my old login was eaten
if they had make it bigger !!!
Film Student, BA
I agree, definitely looks like something awesome to doze off with, pointing it at your ceiling. Don't know if the $500 price tag is worth it though.
estudiante de preparatoria
woah!! thats awesomeness!!!
Student (Programing, Streaming, Gaming)
Thats pritty wicked! I wouldn't mind to have one of those!
Student/ Anime Club Leader at St. Joseph Secondary
http://haruhiist.blogspot.com/
that is awesome! two of them would be nice so i can modify one to play anime
???Confused???
This would be neat when I go to bed and the room is dark and I can't look at my figures...be calming to stare at before drifting off to sleep...
Student, part-time worker
So awesome. Wish I could get one.
Of course, going outside and just looking at the sky is really nice too. XD
College Freshmen
It's pretty sad that we've resorted to using machines in order to see the night sky.
Supreme Commander of NERV Co.
Whoah, that is sure neat!! reminds me of Star Wars ^^
Student, Performer
http://kesenaitsumi89.wordpress.com/
The 60, 30 and 15 represent the number of minutes before it powers down - very nice looking at the heavens at night while dozing off.
> the 60, 30 and 15 didn't present the number of minutes before it powers down but it present the time for the star to patrol the earth for one year's time.
Think I read that when watching Introduction Video last time.
I really don't have the money for this type of thing...
Graphic Designer
dunno 500 bucks for something that will display the stars on my wall or ceiling : the only thing it displays is what is on the disc? if that so i really wont see it worth that much money
Student
http://www.mygulpi.com/forum
I would love to own one since my gf and I loves outdoor! However, the price is a bit too expensive.
University Student
Wow, that definitely beats my glow stars. Wonder if I could trade in my glow stars to lower the price down to say about 75% off.
High school student
http://www.animeraku.com
That's coool!
It reminded me of Planetarium - Chiisana Hoshi no Yume, visual novel by Key, when I read this.
ダメ人間, ひきこもり
my comment of this whole post:
saber mirai with megane is hawt xD
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com
OMFG!!!! I WANT THAT SOO BADLY FOR MY ROOM!!! >__< BUT 499 USD!?!?!?! GAHHHHH T_____T I shall now go to my corner of despair...
Otaku / Gamer / Network Administrator
The price of the homestar planetarium has put me into despair... lol
I work at the hangar beside the airport
with that you can play your X-wing much more fun..
red leader do you copy..
Poet (not)
I have one at home! But mine is a cheaper (and older) version methinks. Got it from Ebay for USD120 early last year. Didn't come with any of the extra goodies like the remote control. And 'tis plain matte black instead of shiny like Danny's.
I can attest to the quality of the projection that this device produces. For best results make sure to use it in an absolutely dark room with a reasonably high and empty, white ceiling.
Granted this is not a replacement for real stargazing, but for some of us who don't get much opportunity to do so, it's as close to the real thing as it gets.
BTW, my version comes with only one disc, which displays the night sky as seen from Japan ^^;;
Musician, Line Chef
definetly read the name of the post. and thought Homestar Runner.... damnit lol..
anime + games collector
it looks kinda cool but it wont be much use where i live though LOL!
Undergraduate student.
http://quantum-force.deviantart.com
I've seen this product in one of the webs through the ads around here.
I find it interesting, but I don't really get it how does it works.
Seeing this, I guess it meant to be aimed at the ceilings when you turn off the lights and wanted to go to sleep?