Famed planetarium creator Takayuki Ohira’s Megastar II Cosmos planetarium is featured at a temporary planetarium in Nihonbashi, Tokyo through June of this year. This is no ordinary planetarium show, and certainly isn’t any ordinary planetarium.
Displayed on an 18 meter in diameter, 360 degree screen, the Nihonbashi HD: DVD Planetarium displays the amazing power of the Megastar II Cosmos with unique and artistic stage production featuring narration by famous voice actors and actresses. There are two shows to be exact, a standard (albeit amazing) planetarium show, and the more elaborate show called Hokusai’s Universe, which mixes the universe with the prints of renowned Edo Period wood-block artist Hokusai Katsushika. You know, the guy who made this:
The show is amazing, but it wouldn’t be so without the genius of The Megastar II Cosmos, which was crowned the “World’s most advanced plantetarium” by the Guinness Book of World Records. The Megastar II can project over five million highly detailed stars on the domed screen using its 32 separate projection lenses. The attention to detail makes it possible to adjust the brightness on a single star!
The technology behind the Megastar series also drives Ohira’s work on the Homestar Planetarium series we feature here. As the technology progresses with each new Homestar model, we’re getting closer and closer to the ultimate home planetarium show, complete with Pink Floyd on your home stereo if that’s your style.
You can see the show at the Nihonbashi HD: DVD Planetarium in Tokyo through June. Tickets are ¥1500 for adults and ¥800 for children.
Info via Nihonbashi HD: DVD Planetarium
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