Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Star Theater 2

by Uncle Milton

Product Features

• Projects hundreds of stars, planets and constellations on walls and ceiling
• Interactive Meteor Maker lets kids make realistic light streaks across the ceiling including Halley's comet
• Includes CD guided audio tour of the night sky that stores under base
• Accurate to season, month, day and hour
• Portable for indoor and outdoor use

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 8.5 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000696CO
• Item model number: 2002
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 15 years
• Batteries: 5 A batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,248 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Here’s a rare indoor toy that’s likely to make kids excited to get outside. The Star Theater II home planetarium can be used inside a darkened room to project a vast panorama of stars on the walls and ceilings. It comes equipped with an audio CD to guide budding astronomers through the learning process as well as a hand held "meteor maker" which allows you to reenact meteors without waiting around for decades to see them. We found the scientific information helpful, accurate, and, best of all, approachable for even novice stargazers. The kit can also be brought outside to illuminate (rather than project) and serve as a map to the heavens. --Charlie Williams

Product Description

This amazing Star Theater 2 transforms any room in your home into a 360-degree planetarium! A bright halogen star projector creates hundreds of stars, planets, and constellations on your walls and ceiling. Don't just follow along - create your own streaks of light across the sky with the Meteor Maker! The Star Theater adjusts to present an accurate skyscape down to the season, month, day, and hour. A built-in compass and activity guide booklet help kids get oriented, while a 45-minute guided audio tour deepens their understanding of our solar system. Bring the beauty of the night sky into your home with this powerful projector. Ages 8 and up. Requires five AAA batteries (not included).

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

101 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, April 10, 2005

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Timur Tabi (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Star Theater 2 (Toy)

Looking at the picture and description, this item looks almost identical to the National Geographic Star Planetarium that I bought at a science museum. Like all the other reviewers here, I regret my purchase.

A real planetarium projector is completely dark except for a few spots of light projected on the ceiling for the stars. This device is the opposite - it projects light all over the ceiling, with spots of darkness for the star. As you can imagine, that ruins the experience. For just a few cents more, they could have made the sphere dark with pinholes for the stars. At least this way, it would have made a cool nightlight.

The hand-held "meteor maker" is just a flashlight with a couple of filters. Unfortunately, the light is so dim compared to the projector itself, that you can't see the image it projects.

I wish I had examined the package more before purchasing it. I guess it just didn't occur to me that something designed by scientists would be so poorly made.

79 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't even last 30 minutes!, June 16, 2003

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"hsharpe" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Star Theater 2 (Toy)

We purchased this for my son's birthday and were excited to encourage his love for space. Within 30 minutes he was in tears as we did not have the specialized screw driver required to install the batteries in the hand held light. Getting past this we got everything else working...waited until it was dark...put on the story CD and before it was finished playing the switch and light broke. The toy was useless and really dissapointed my son.

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, February 11, 2004

By A Customer

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Uncle Milton Uncle Milton Star Theater 2 (Toy)

I bought the Star Theater as a gift for my son, as he has displayed an interest in the stars and planets.

The directions indicated that the Star Theater would work best in a small room with light colored walls. The truth of the matter is that the room would need to be spherical to get a decent display of the stars. In a square or rectangular room, the projected image is so distorted that it is virtually worthless! To top it off, the light bulb burned out after only a couple of minutes of use. This was the worst gift that I bought all year.

If you have an interest in the stars and planets, I would recommend that you spend your money on a trip to a real planetarium. I have also found a number of web sites with star maps and a lot of interesting information that were free.

This toy was definitely a total waste of money!