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For a newborn, everything is magical; a lack of object permanence means everything is new, wonderful, and novel. What then, could be better than a projected star field circling an infant's room, gently sending them to sleep? [Pete] was inspired by this earlier starlight projector that projects a rotating star field onto the walls and ceiling of a nursery. Instead of a rather loud servo, … [Read more...]
[Zach] saw a stuffed animal that projected some simple stars on the ceiling. This gave him an idea that he could build a tiny star projector for his 3 month old daughter's room. The idea is to put an LED inside a ping pong ball with tiny holes and rotate it slowly. The electronics are fairly strait forward. He's using an MSP430 to control the servo and LED, allowing him to set different … [Read more...]
[Mike Galloway] set out to install a lighted starscape in the ceiling of the baby room. We remember first coming across this type of thing at a Planet Hollywood restaurant at least 10 years ago. We've always wondered how difficult this type of thing is to install. This setup involves an LED based illuminator and bundles of fiber optics. [Mike] first mounted the illuminator in the corner of the … [Read more...]
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