Homestar

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.

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?

this is a must get one XD I love the stars at night, I feel relieve when seeing it. d(^.^)b

Also makes a damn fine cup of coffee...

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.

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.

Oooh pretty nifty gadget.

Not for me.. It feels like I'm trapped in my busted gundam and drifting in space @.@

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.

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.

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 :)

i want one of those! but it looks far too expensive... ):

looks like a droid from Star wars, maybe if they work more on this they may develope a hologram
projector ^^

This would keep me awake at night for hours ^^;

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.

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 ^^

I want one...but not for 499 USD.

Won't be much use in my small apartment XD

Looks like a cool lil gadget.

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^

Looks cool, but expensive.

Pretty cool. I like space and the stars so I would like having this. Bit expensive though.

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."
;___;

we nature loving type just stick our heads outside the window to look at the stars before dozing off.

A good gift for the gf who likes stars.

I thought it was a digital remote telescope. Quite pricey it seems.

All I can think of is Yumemi T_T

Beats those glowy-star stickers u used to stick on your bedroom roof when u were a kid... :)

Does Saber have new eyes in? Very cool planetarium. Mucho funky.

I was thinking of getting one but when I see the accompanying price tag, maybe next time when i am a little richer. LOL >.<

Cool, a lot better than the hundreds of glow in the dark stars you plaster around your room as a child haha.

Also can play most of your Sonic The Hedgehog games.

Look's like a real nifty gadget :) Maybe it could be better if you have a high ceiling :)

Looks really nice but the price tag is quite a turnoff =/

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.

so cool this
i like it ^^

That's an interesting product from Sega but kinda impractical =P

It's cool though

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!

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.

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~!

Looks really nice...although the night sky is barely filled with stars around here...may brighten the nights here better...

Live in the countryside so no light polution ruining the skies here, ruddy expensive machine.

Wow, that's a bit pricy, I remember the one I saw while still living in HK was less cheaper, maybe a bootleg product.....

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.

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.

Seem good, but it better your room is big enough

It not a thing i would spend my money on but it looks kinda cool.

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

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. ^_^

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.

I dont knowif I would give it a lot of use... but cool nethertheless

It's a pretty nifty gadget but for $499? not so sure about that...

'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...

coooool ~ wonder if they will make BIGGER ones~

Very cool!
Wish it was a little cheaper tho...

Hmmm its expensive T-T If it wasn't, I would buy it XD

So awesome.

Sega: maker of videogames and planetariums.

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.

woah!! thats awesomeness!!!

Thats pritty wicked! I wouldn't mind to have one of those!

that is awesome! two of them would be nice so i can modify one to play anime

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...

So awesome. Wish I could get one.

Of course, going outside and just looking at the sky is really nice too. XD

It's pretty sad that we've resorted to using machines in order to see the night sky.

Whoah, that is sure neat!! reminds me of Star Wars ^^

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...

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

I would love to own one since my gf and I loves outdoor! However, the price is a bit too expensive.

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.

That's coool!
It reminded me of Planetarium - Chiisana Hoshi no Yume, visual novel by Key, when I read this.

my comment of this whole post:
saber mirai with megane is hawt xD

OMFG!!!! I WANT THAT SOO BADLY FOR MY ROOM!!! >__< BUT 499 USD!?!?!?! GAHHHHH T_____T I shall now go to my corner of despair...

with that you can play your X-wing much more fun..
red leader do you copy..

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 ^^;;

definetly read the name of the post. and thought Homestar Runner.... damnit lol..

it looks kinda cool but it wont be much use where i live though LOL!

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?