A portable structure, simply constructed with inexpensive and generally
lightweight materials, for displaying a selected portion of the night sky
and selected planets, satellites, comets and other astronomically
observable objects that are visually perceptible within that portion of
the night sky. The structure includes a computer having stored signals
representing the observable objects, an image projector that converts and
projects the stored signals as visually perceptible images, a first
curvilinear light-reflecting surface to receive and reflect the visually
perceptible images, and a second curvilinear surface to receive and
display the visually perceptible images reflected from the first surface.
The images may be motionless or may move with passage of time. In one
embodiment, the structure includes an inflatable screen surface that
receives gas in an enclosed volume, supports itself without further
mechanical support, and optionally self-regulates pressure of the
received gas within the enclosed volume.