ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM Mark IX LED
ZEISS Star Projectors

UNIVERSARIUM Mark IX LED

The Universal Star Theater of its Own

UNIVERSARIUM is the most powerful planetarium instrument from ZEISS, designed for large domes and multimedia star theaters, and for horizontal, as well as for tilted domes. Thanks to the high brightness of all projections, even projection domes with a very low degree of reflection can be used. The new LED light sources provide very bright stars, as well as extremely bright images of Sun, Moon, and planets. They also reduce power consumption and maintenance costs.

Brilliant Night Sky

Modular System

Comfortable Operation

Brilliant Night Sky
Modular System
Comfortable Control
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Natural Depiction of the Night Sky

The ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM stars surpass any digital starfield by far. The starry sky is projected with fiber-optic projection systems designed and manufactured by ZEISS. In the latest UNIVERSARIUM version powerful LED light sources illuminate the star masks. The stars are point-shaped and totally white. The brightest stars also displaying conspicuous tints in nature are projected in a reddish or bluish or yellowish color. ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM provides a realistic simulation of the scintillation of all stars.

ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM Mark IX LED

A Modular System in Starball Design

The Starball comprises all features for the starry sky. Select the didactical projections you want to present with the Starball and choose between the projectors for Sun and Moon and planets. ZEISS UNIVERSARIUM is designed for special custom configurations and specifications. In any case, the configuration is subject to specification by contract.

Flexible Control System and User-friendly Operation

Although a highly complex instrument, it can be manually controlled without any restriction – like all ZEISS planetarium projectors. This means real-time operation and interactive control as well as automatic reproduction goes without saying.
UNIVERSARIUM can be combined with any fulldome system from ZEISS. The combination allows absolutely synchronous control of optical-mechanical and digital planetarium projection.

UNIVERSARIUM: simulation of a total lunar eclipse © ZEISS/Planetariums

Additional Information

  • Available for horizontal as well as tilted domes
  • 9,100 brilliant stars up to 6.5 mag in pure white color due to fiber optics and illumination by high-performance LED light sources
  • Natural color display for brightest stars
  • Milky Way with high degree of detail
  • Variable stars
  • Scintillation for all stars
  • Star clusters, nebulae and galaxies
  • Direct setting of sky positions and observation times within seconds (leaps in time and space)
  • Topocentric presentations at high accuracy: exact Moon positions, planet conjunctions, etc.
  • Automatic presentation of the analemma and other motion combinations with a simple cue
  • Diurnal, annual, polar altitude, precession and azimuth motions
  • Integrated azimuthal rotation
  • Large circles and scales, completely graduated and lettered
  • Remote diagnosis and remote maintenance facilitate service and save costs
  • Noble color scheme in anthracite
  • Sun with eclipses, reddening, 1:15 zoom
  • Moon with surface details, phase change, nodal motion, eclipses and 2:1 zoom
  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Arrow, and other objects with image rotation and 1:15 zoom
  • Equator with partial grid system
  • Ecliptic
  • Meridian
  • Zodiacal constellation figures
  • Constellation figures of the northern and southern hemisphere
  • Precession scales and markings of ecliptic poles
  • Celestial poles
  • Galactic coordinates
  • Precession projector
  • Compass rose, instrument position displays
  • Zenith marking
  • Additional didactic projections
  • Computer control of fixed star shutters

Projection dome

Dome diameter

18 m to 35 m, ask for larger diameters

Dome tilt

0° to 30°

Seating capacity

200 to 450

Horizon height (horizontal domes)

preferable 2,200 mm, 3,000 mm, others on request

Horizon height (tilted domes)

project specific

Projection instrument

Footprint starball*

east-west: approx. 2,500 mm
north-south: approx. 2,400 mm

Footprint projectors for Sun,
Moon and planets*

east-west: approx. 1,000 mm
north-south: approx. 2,320 mm

* depending on projector configuration

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