Dark Skys FX Zoom Galaxy Planetarium Star Projector

This is amazing. It shoots a planetarium level starscape onto your ceiling. It is VERY helpful that you can adjust the size and focus to your room size. It’s more expensive than similar sounding projectors, but it also shows 3.2 MILLION star vs 60 thousand on the better alternatives. The room has to be dark. It still looks good if there are minor light sources, but the darker the better. I did a bunch of research and saw a bunch of people complain that it doesn’t look as good with the lights on. I don’t know why that is surprising, but now you can go into this knowing that it needs to be dark for you to see the stars. It also uses a disk system where the light shines through a disk with the image of the sky engraved in it to produce the starry sky. I and others have wondered why you would use a seemingly archaic disk system instead of just projecting a digital image that you can change in real time. It seems like this is still the best solution for the most crisp starry sky projection with minimal sound, energy requirements, or heat output. I have a few good projectors and none of them could pull off what this thing does, though they are much better at other things. My kids (and I) are mesmerized by this thing and they want to sleep under it every night. The “moon disk” is really cool and detailed, and the twinkling star disk (you have to buy separately) is mesmerizing. This is probably the longest review I’ve written on Amazon, and it’s because I’m genuinely so pumped about this little star projector.

Fun to watch at night like stargazing. Definitely not as clear as I would like it, but fun and relaxing.

A nice "entry level" astronomical projector. The images are super crisp and clear. I use the northern hemisphere disc the most. I put it on the slowest setting and climb into bed. Puts me out every time! Hypnotic. The walls seem to disappear. If I wake up after the timer shuts it off, the room looks so plain! If you're checking this product out, just step up and get one. Very unique. Super cool.

My kids and grand kids were entranced! If you want accuracy, and not pseudo-star projections designed to put you to sleep with music, this is an excellent choice.

Description is false. Says that it “comes with three Chrome discs that will never fade, Northern Disc, Constelllation disc, and Moon Discs”. Sadly does not, just empty spots in the box where they are supposed to be.

What an excellent projector. The clarity is amazing. It transforms your ceiling into a window of the universe. I love it, son loves it, and the wifes tired of hearing us talk about it, lols.

This little projector is a total game changer. It’s the first home planetarium I’ve seen with a zoom lens, which means you can adjust the image size to perfectly fit your room. That feature alone makes it stand out, but the image quality and build are on another level compared to other compact projectors I’ve tried. The stars look incredibly crisp and realistic—it really feels like you’re looking at the night sky, not just a basic projection. If you’re into stargazing or just want something relaxing and unique for your space, I’d highly recommend this one. It’s easily the most impressive home planetarium I’ve come across!

It's OK. I think it is about $100-125 overpriced for what you get. The single 'image' you do get is beautiful but that comes with a (2) caveats. First, the room needs to be pitch black. Zero light pollution. Without that you'll lose the effect of 80% of the stars. Second, some stars will be in focus and others not. No matter the settings of the focus and the size of the projected image, which is adjustable, was I able to get even 75% of the image all in focus. This might be mitigated to some degree with a domed ceiling and/or a very high ceiling (our ceilings are 10ft in the bedroom where this was to be used). Unfortunately, a portion of the stars are always out of focus and without a very dark room (not even a night light or backlit alarm clock) you aren't going to get the effect. Essentially, you have a LED bulb in a plastic housing with a rudimentary glass lens that adjusts focus. It uses a 'disc' or cartridge (remember, you only get ONE and have to buy more and NOT on Amazon) with a picture embedded in it like old school original film or a microfiche type material. Not exactly rocket science. Cool? Yeah, its cool. But it isn't $179 cool. Knowing what I know now I'd pass on it on anything above $49. Maybe if it came with every disc cartridge $179 might make sense but just not worth it outside of that.