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Simplified night sky display systemA portable structure, simply constructed with inexpensive and generally lightweight materials, for displaying a selected portion of the night sky and selected planets, satellites, comets and other astronomically observable objects that are visually perceptible within that portion of the night sky. The structure includes a computer having stored signals representing the observable objects, an image projector that converts and projects the stored signals as visually perceptible images, a first curvilinear light-reflecting surface to receive and reflect the visually perceptible images, and a second curvilinear surface to receive and display the visually perceptible images reflected from the first surface. The images may be motionless or may move with passage of time. In one embodiment, the structure includes an inflatable screen surface that receives gas in an enclosed volume, supports itself without further mechanical support, and optionally self-regulates pressure of the received gas within the enclosed volume.
Document ID
20090005855
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Castellano, Timothy P.
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
October 21, 2008
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/340,816
Patent Number: NASA-Case-ARC-15437-1
Patent Number: US-Patent-7,438,422
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-Case-ARC-15437-1|US-Patent-7,438,422
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/340,816
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