The Star Projector
The star projector is a hollow metal ball with over 1200 holes drilled in it. Each hole projects a point of light on the planetarium dome to represent a star in the night sky. The brigher stars require a lens to focus the light. The cells which hold the lens over the holes are visible as dark rings on the star projector.
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