This model Venus Planetarium Projector was manufactured from 1965 thru 1974 and projects optically about 3,200 stars and was the next step up from the Mercury projector. We believe there are only about 28 of them left. Sold mostly to high schools in the USA their original selling price was around $ 7,500.00 and they were built by Goto Optical but distributed here in the states by Viewlex. This one was featured in a 2014 episode of the Disney Channel sitcom: "Jessie."
JR working on Goto Venus Planetarium Projector
Tim Jordan saved these projector parts from a dumpster and donated them to the Musem!
Owen Phairis, P.O. Box 3400, Big Bear Lake, California 92315 ophairis301@gmail.com (909) 806-5698
