- Projects the stars’ constellations onto ceilings and walls
- The unit revolves which moves the stars to replicate how they move across the night sky
- Can be used as a night light with the sound and motor switched off
- Requires 6x AA batteries (not included)
- Manufacturers recommended age: 8 years and over
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Product Specifications
Model NumberNG32
Batteries Required?Yes
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
The National Geographic Planetarium is a globe of the night sky that projects the stars onto your walls and ceiling. The globe slowly revolves to show how the stars move across the night sky, and use the included pointer to locate constellations, it's your very own planetarium.
Whilst it will project against a ceiling in large rooms it is used to its best advantage placed against a single clear white wall. Children can highlight points of interest by using the LED light pointer, and they can learn about the stars in the accompanying manual. By listening to the commentary about the planets (they do not appear as part of the light show) your child can learn about them with the CyberSky CD.
The CD-Rom is a fun, educational programme that's packed with information and offers accurate charts which include stars, constellations, deep sky and solar system objects and other astronomical phenomena.
And then, when you have finished learning, it becomes a soothing night light, watch the stars on your ceiling as you drift off to sleep.
National Geographic Planetarium is a toy, and it's suitable for children aged 8 years and older. The required 6 AA batteries are not included.
Whilst it will project against a ceiling in large rooms it is used to its best advantage placed against a single clear white wall. Children can highlight points of interest by using the LED light pointer, and they can learn about the stars in the accompanying manual. By listening to the commentary about the planets (they do not appear as part of the light show) your child can learn about them with the CyberSky CD.
The CD-Rom is a fun, educational programme that's packed with information and offers accurate charts which include stars, constellations, deep sky and solar system objects and other astronomical phenomena.
And then, when you have finished learning, it becomes a soothing night light, watch the stars on your ceiling as you drift off to sleep.
National Geographic Planetarium is a toy, and it's suitable for children aged 8 years and older. The required 6 AA batteries are not included.
Box Contents
- 1x globe
- 1x light stand and motor
- 1x pointer
- Manual
- CD Rom
- Instruction manual
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249 of 253 people found the following review helpful
We bought this for our daughter who is interested in ASTRONOMY (!) and wished we hadn't. It is of poor quality, when you press the button to start the thing rotating you get a short, tinny commentary about ASTROLOGY (!!). It comes with a CD which has PC software on it. Nowhere on the box or in the booklet does it give minimum specs for the computer and as a Mac user it is useless. The box gives the impression that it is for budding astronomers but the commentary and the booklet devote themselves to what can best be described as populist nonsense. The starscape projected on the walls and ceiling is blurred unless the toy is held less than 60cm from the ceiling (which is OK for me. I'm 1.83m tall!) but not a lot of use to a 7 year-old.
I can think of nothing to recommend this and suggest to all that you steer clear of this one.
I can think of nothing to recommend this and suggest to all that you steer clear of this one.
136 of 138 people found the following review helpful
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what a dissapointment!!!!!
The horrible and very short robot voice commentary is very hard to understand and annoying, and we cannot see the projected image on the walls as it is blurred unless VERY VERY close. Also the unit does not rotate very well so you only get to see a very small portion of the solar sky actually projected onto the wall anyway.
This should have been fun and educational for my seven year old son and it was neither, very frustrating and disappointing
PInk :-(
The horrible and very short robot voice commentary is very hard to understand and annoying, and we cannot see the projected image on the walls as it is blurred unless VERY VERY close. Also the unit does not rotate very well so you only get to see a very small portion of the solar sky actually projected onto the wall anyway.
This should have been fun and educational for my seven year old son and it was neither, very frustrating and disappointing
PInk :-(
120 of 123 people found the following review helpful
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This is rubbish. It definitely doesn't do what it says on the tin. The image is blurred no matter what you do. The sound is tinny and inaudible. The software is five years old(2002). It should never have got on to the market! Avoid anything from this company if this is typical of its products.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Published 9 months ago by Dimitris C. Milionis
Scandalous
Bought this back in November as a Xmas present, opened it to try out and it seemed to work fine though in broad daylight had no concept of star projection. Read more
Published 17 months ago by E. Grant
Nice idea but not really doing the job
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Published 19 months ago by arrow
don't waste your money
Thought this toy was rubbish and returned it. Still waiting for my refund. Expected the night sky image to be as realistic as possible but was bitterly disappointed. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Mrs. M. A. Heald
Well, I think it's good
There seems to be a fair share of negative reviews on this product which I think are a tad unjustified. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2009 by B. Smyth
Stay away from this product if you're an adult - its poorly made and...
Let me say at the start that I don't have kids, and I'm put off by the flimsy nature of this product, which is part of the reason for a negative review. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Max
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Published on 31 Mar 2009 by D. Wilson
A basic but informative planetarium
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Published on 25 Mar 2009 by CJ
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Bought this toy for my 9year old granddaughter, who lives in New Zealand. Before I send it over I tested it out on my friend's children who are ages 2 and 4 years. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2009 by Kay Hunter
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