Solar System and Galaxy: SL-328 - £ POA

This exciting new cylinder projects scaled representations of the sun and the principal bodies of the solar system in colour with tables of basic statistics. The enormous distances between the planets are shown to scale. The cylinder also features a coloured depiction of the Milky Way Galaxy, complete with spiral arms and a scaled distance line. Full supporting curriculum and suggested lesson plans are included. An indispensable aid for the teaching of astronomy for primary school and up!

Starfield: SL-321 - £ POA

This computer-generated starfield simulates the night sky at any time, season or location on earth. Over 3000 stars are projected to a limiting magnitude of 5.5 with the 14 brightest stars individually lensed to produce intense pinpoint images. Star locations are accurate to within 1 minute of right ascension and 6 minutes of declination. Betelgeuse, Rigel, Antares, Spica, Arcturus, Capella and Pollux appear in full colour. Twelve apertures show the position of the sun and moon throughout the year. The five naked eye plantets can also be shown.

Milky Way Starfield Cylinder: SL-321MW - £ POA

The Starfield Cylinder now includes an extraordinarily precise depiction of the Milky Way based on the beautiful and highly accurate all-sky panoramas created by Dr. Axel Mellinger. From July 1997 to April 2000 Mellinger used specialized tracking cameras and Kodak film to take 51 wide-angle photos of the northern and southern hemispheres. These precise images have been carefully adapted to the cylindrical starfield projection creating a night sky so detailed, one can easily pick out features like the Coal Sack and the Milky Way center, as well as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds and Andromeda Galaxy.

Note: The Milky Way shown above is brighter than on the actual cylinder for web viewing purposes.

Urban Starfield: SL-324 - £ POA

This scaled-down version of the traditional Starfield cylinder accurately simulates the night sky in areas where light pollution screens out a significant number of stars. The Urban Starfield cylinder features 600 stars, with the 14 brightest stars individually lensed. Betelgeuse, Rigel, Antares, Spica, Arcturus, Capella and Pollux appear in full colour. Twelve apertures show the position of the sun and moon throughout the year. The five naked eye plantets can also be shown. Applications: Perfect for students of astronomy and/or people who live in urban areas.

Deep Sky Objects: SL-327 - £ POA

Ninety-six deep sky objects on a background of 3000 stars (including many of the Messier objects) are coded for easy recognition. The cylinder shows variable and double stars, open clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Detailed identification numbers/symbols and the object's location in right ascension and declination, as well as its relation to a nearby constellation, are shown. Applications: An excellent training device for learning telescope use. Perfect for junior and senior schools, colleges and universities.

Constellations: SL-322 - £ POA

Using the well-known constellation identification system of H. A. Rey, this cylinder features the 48 major constellations, the ecliptic and celestial equator, colourfully displayed for the ultimate in visual retention. Applications: Star identification, planetary positions and the path of the sun and moon. Useful at all grade levels to facilitate rapid orientation for outdoor observations.

Celestial Coordinates: SL-326 - £ POA

A full projection of 3000 stars are displayed here against a background of the celestial coordinates, the ecliptic and the galactic equator. Right ascension is marked in 1 hour intervals, declination at 10° intervals, with processional axis plus or minus 13,000 years. Extremely useful for angular measurement, location of faint celestial objects and spherical geometry. Applications: Physics, telescope use, positional astronomy, celestial navigation and precession.

Greek Mythology: SL-352 - £ POA

A combination of traditional artwork and folklore for 45 classical Greek constellations (18 in full colour) are featured on a background of 3000 stars, making this cylinder an excellent introductory tool for locating constellations. A convenient identification key is included in the support notes including folk legends about each constellation. Applications: Astronomy, mythology, art, literature, social studies and ancient history for all levels.

African Mythology: SL-359 - £ POA

This colourful cylinder depicts constellation figures as seen by many African cultures such as the Dogon, Bushmen, Masai, Egyptians and more. The appearance of these constellations marked key events such as the beginning of the planting season, and signified important moral lessons. Applications: Astronomy, mythology, art, literature, social studies and history for all levels.

Native American Mythology: SL-354 - £ POA

The Native American Mythology cylinder includes colourful outlines of figures from Indian folklore such as Long Sash, the Great Bear, First Man and Woman, Spider God and many others. An identification key is included in the support notes which contains legends drawn from the Navajo, Shoshoni, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Tewa, Hopi and Algonquin tribes. Applications: Excellent for use with students studying astronomy, social studies or language arts.

Featuring more than 30 exciting, colourful constellations such as the Royal Couple, the Supreme Commander, the Awakening Snake, the Four Pillars of Heaven and the Prisoners of War, this celestial panorama is full of wonderful stories that represent the cultural ideas of the time.

Ancient Chinese Seasons: SL-356 - £ POA

This vivid cylinder features the four beasts representing the ancient seasons: the White Tiger (autumn), the Black Tortoise (winter), the Blue Dragon (spring) and the Red Bird (summer). These beasts influenced every aspect of life of the Ancient Chinese. Each of these larger constellations contains smaller figures that serve as seasonal reminders.

Ancient Egypt: SL-353 - £ POA

This cylinder shows a dramatic representation of the skies as seen by both Pharoahs and slaves of Ancient Egypt. An identification key contains descriptions and legends for 36 extraordinary constellations that represent religious, political and Egyptian social life upon a starry background. The position of the stars have been calculated for the year 2500 BC. The projection compensates correctly for the phenomenon known as precession. The supporting curriculum, Ancient Egyptian Culture and the Stars, explains precession as well as the love, hope, fear and humor that the Egyptians felt for the lights in the sky. Useful for astronomy, mythology and ancient history for all grades; archaeoastronomy and positional astronomy.

Hindu Mythology: SL-355 - £ POA

This cylinder features over 30 exciting stories of constellations and stars collected from the Vedas, Ramayana, Mahhabbarta, and Puranana. These wonderful legends tell of the significance of a heavenly couple similar to Adam and Eve, an evil "blinking" star, hunters and warriors, explanations of the role of the sun and moon in the heavens, tales of monsters and fierce creatures, and much more. Useful for astronomy, mythology, art, literature, social studies, and ancient history.

Lapp Mythology: SL-358 - £ POA

The Lapp (or Sami) Mythology cylinder depicts the outlines of figures from Nordic Lapp folklore. The cylinder tells the story about a great Cosmic Moose Hunting Scene. The large constellation, Sarva, the Moose, is composed of several Greek constellations -- Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Auriga. In the Nordic Lapp folklore, Gemini, Orion, Ursa Major and other figures are hunting Sarva. For astronomy, art, literature, social studies, and ancient history.

Earth: SL-333 - £ POA

This cylinder is a projection of the entire terrestrial globe including all of the earth's land and ocean masses. Longitude is displayed at intervals of 15°, latitude is displayed every 10°, with a scale of projection of 1 inch = 40 miles. It is superior to flat maps in its total elimination of distortion, and is useful for studying weather patterns, ocean currents, time zones, social studies and current events. Applications: Unlimited for the study of geography, earth science, geology and navigation.

Weather: SL-338 - £ POA

The Weather cylinder depicts the earth's atmospheric circulation patterns including location of the wind systems and jet streams, as well as high and low air pressure masses. This colourful cylinder, in conjunction with A Current Affair, a 20-page curriculum booklet by Gary D. Kratzer, enables students to interactively explore pressure systems, storm systems, longitude and latitude coordinate plotting and other global weather phenomena. Students can even investigate the significance of the wind systems on the routes of early explorers and learn how the jet streams influenced military decisions during World War II. Applications: Adds a new dimension to teaching earth science, weather patterns, the age of exploration, navigation and history.

Plate Tectonics: SL-334 - £ POA

This global tectonic projection is based on the work of Dr. Paul D. Lowman on the Continental Drift Theory at the Goddard Space Flight Center. This map shows active ridges, faults, spreading centers and volcanic activity over the past 1 million years. Identification keys are clearly visible, making earth science instruction easy to illustrate. Applications: Earth science, geology.

Ocean Currents: SL-337 - £ POA

This cylinder, similar in format to the Earth and Plate Tectonics cylinders, features both warm (red) and cold (blue) currents in the world's oceans. Along with the "Go With the Flow" curriculum by Gary D. Kratzer, the Ocean Currents cylinder will enable students to study the nature of currents, determine what causes them and discover the effects that the currents have on the earth. Applications: Earth science, weather patterns, the age of exploration, navigation and history.

Biological Cell: SL-365 - £ POA

This one million-time magnification of a composite cell demonstrates the workings of a one-celled organism. The processes of cellular digestion and reproduction are illustrated in vivid colour. Endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, mitochondria, the Golgi complex, secretion vesicle, lysosomes, pinocytotic vesicles, microvilli, cilia, chromosomes and nucleolus are clearly displayed. An identification key is conveniently located on the cylinder. Applications: An ideal introduction to cellular biology.

Transparent Cylinder: SL-367 - £ POA

Let your imagination go wild! Create your own STARLAB cylinder with this clear film cylinder and set of four coloured pens (blue, green, red and black). The drawings can be easily wiped off and the cylinder used again and again. Applications: Unlimited.