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Evans_and_Sutherland Digistar-II



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From 1993 to 2001
Number of copies: 24


Number of stars: 9094
Magnitude limit: 1.0


History: The Digistar II contains a database of the 3-D positions of 9 094 stars in the Milky Way. This includes all of the known stars with magnitudes 7.96 or brighter (6 times fainter than the eye can see) and out to about 650 light years. The 3-D capability of the Digistar means that it can create the sensation of travelling through our Galaxy, by accurately depicting the shift in position of the stars as if we were approaching them.
In fact, the Digistar can draw any image consisting of dots and lines and project it onto the dome in three-dimensions. For example, the Digistar is an impressive tool for three-dimensional modelling of molecules, such as projecting the 3-D structure of a DNA sequence.
around 24 copies?











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