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      Minolta Series IIB Star Projector
      Under a Astro-Tec 40 foot Diameter Dome
      Lane ESD Planetarium
      Eugene, Oregon
      Installed Fall of 1979 
      Open January 1980
      Closed December 29, 2002
       
      Lane ESD Planetarium assets transferred to the
      Science Factory as of April 25, 2003
      Reopening Date: To be Announced
Specifications: 
    • Stars:
    • 6,000 stars down to 6th magnitude
    • Pole to pole to coverage of the sky
    • Ist Magnitude stars have colored
    • Variable Stars (Beta Persei,  )
    • Independent Bright Star projectors ( Sirius, Rigel, Canopus)
    • Naked eye deep sky objects (M13, M-42, M-31, Double Cluster in Perseus, Large and Small Magellenic Clouds)
    • Milkyway projector
    • Independent fade control option
    • Motions:
    • Diurnal (Servo position feedack)
    • Annual (Servo position feedack)
    • Latitude (Servo position feedack)
      • Home latitude reset micro switch control
    • Precession
    • Altitude arm
    • Planets: 
    • Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
    • inferior /superior select ability
    • Moon projector
    • Independent phase control
    • Sun Projector
    • Sunset/Twilight Projectors
    • Sunrise/Dawn Projectors
    • DayLight
    • Moon Glow
    • Constellation Outline Projectors
    • Two onboard projectors with interchange outline disks
    • Coordinate grids:
    • Equator
    • Ecliptic
    • Meridian
    • Altitude
    • Azimuth
    • Pointers/Markers
      • Southern and Northern Polar Pointers
      • Zenith Marker
      • Dual sets of Cardinal points
      • Precession Circle