Celestial Astrolabe (Magic Astrolabe)

Celestial astrolabes are large, fixed devices. They are used to display the location of astronomical bodies of Class A and larger. These fixed astrolabes display a large, spherical projection, and must be used inside a crystal sphere, in a dark room, or during the night, when no lights can disturb the picture. The item creates a three-dimensional picture, exactly to scale. The astrolabe shows the orbital path and the current location of every large or major celestial body in the crystal sphere. The 3-15 picture perfectly fits the room it is in, or a radius of 30', whichever is smaller.
The points of varying colors of light a fixed astrolabe creates, show the motions and colors of all planets, moons, suns, asteroids, and comets (though some anomalies cannot be penetrated). A small point of white that blinks once every second shows the relative position of the astrolabe in the system, this is often used in navigation rooms to check course changes and verify headings.
A celestial astrolabe always operates, and cannot be turned off. Merely bringing a light source into its room, however, is enough to nullify the faint picture it presents. Thus, conferences and meetings can be held in a room with an astrolabe without the attendees realizing one is present.
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