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The tabletop planetarium included 18 book screws - AstroMedia

€36.00

Available, delivery time: 1-2 days

Product number: 219.TPS


Pre-cut AstroMedia cardboard kit for a classic armillary sphere
showing the movements of the sun, moon, planets and fixed star sky above and below the horizon, for every day of the year and for every place on earth.

With the tabletop planetarium, the movements of the sun, moon, planets and stars above and below the horizon can be shown and made understandable, for every day of the year and for every place on earth.

The meridian can be adjusted to all latitudes from the North to the South Pole. The ecliptic shows all the annual positions of the sun, with date and degree scales and the ranges of the zodiacal constellations and signs. The hour ring displays the True Local Time, the lengths of the day and night, and the twilight hours. Along the moving lunar orbit you can see the wandering nodes and the areas where solar and lunar eclipses take place. The planetary spheres can also be moved as desired.

You can find an illustrated construction report
here.

Aspiration scale: Challenging
Time Line: 3,0 Hours
Product information "The tabletop planetarium included 18 book screws - AstroMedia"

The tabletop planetarium

pre-cut and printed construction cardboard 16 x DIN A4
with detailed building instructions
incl. accessories such as planetary balls, axles and plastic bearings

Book screws

With these 18 book screws, the rings and stands of the tabletop planetarium can be
can be disassembled and reassembled at any time.
Thread M4, shaft height 5 mm

Dimensions of the assembled article

Height approx. 35 cm, diameter horizon ring approx. 33 cm.

You still need the following for assembly
> a firm, level work surface
> a cutting surface
> a sharp cutter knife, e.g. craft knife
> a sharp pair of scissors
> some fine sandpaper, e.g. Sand Sheet Craft File
> a few clothes pegs
> a good all-purpose glue, e.g. craft glue
> coloured felt-tip pens or opaque paints for painting the planetary spheres
> a gold paint pen
>a silver paint pen
> Optional: a screwdriver to tighten the book screws.

Attention: Please decide before you start building whether you want to glue the table planetarium permanently or assemble it in such a way that it can be dismantled.
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