Takayuki Ohira (大平 貴之, Ōhira Takayuki, born March 11, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and the creator of the Megastar, a planetarium projector which was recorded in Guinness World Records as the planetarium projector that can project the highest number of stars in the world.[1][2][3]

Homestar Flux: home planetarium.

Ohira has also designed the Sega Homestar, a home planetarium projector for Sega. According to the Japan Planetarium Association, the popularity of this educational toy has contributed to an increase in visitors to full-sized planetaria in Japan.[4] The newest model, released in 2019, is called Homestar Flux.[5]

Profile

Ohira was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on March 11, 1970, and graduated from faculty of mechanical engineering and graduate school of precision engineering in Nihon University.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2013). "National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation". Miraikan The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ Anonymous (2004). ""Megastar II" with 5 million stars" (PDF). Miraikan The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ Anonymous (2012). "Megastar". Ohira Tech. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Tim Kelly (November 12, 2007). "Stars in His Eyes". Forbes. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ segatoys.space – Homestar Flux
  6. ↑ Anonymous (2012). "Creator's Profile 大平 貴之　Takayuki Ohira". Miraikan The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Retrieved January 30, 2014.


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