A ceiling instead of a sky, and two very different kinds · review
Brainstorm Toys' Space Torch and Projector: a flashlight that projects 24 NASA and Hubble photographs from three slide discs onto walls and ceilings, up to one meter wide, with batteries included.
Brainstorm Toys’ Space Torch is a flashlight with a slide projector built in. Three slide discs hold 24 color photographs from NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope; shine it at a wall or ceiling in a dark room and twist the lens head to focus.
Astronauts, space shuttles, planets and nebulae, up to one meter wide. It is not a planetarium: there is no star field and no constellation map.
Batteries are included and there is no plug. It also works as an ordinary flashlight. Brainstorm Toys designs it for children from 3 years.
On November 7, 2026, Amazon.com sold it directly at $11.99.
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Prices quoted in this text were read on November 7, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
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| Projection method | Slide projection through a twist-focus lens head |
|---|---|
| Star field accuracy | Not a star field: 24 NASA and Hubble photographs of astronauts, shuttles, planets and nebulae |
| Light source | Flashlight, batteries included |
| Brightness | Not published by the maker. |
| Color control | Color photographs on slides; no color modes |
| Timer | None |
| Noise | Silent: no motor |
| Quoted room size | Image up to one meter (3.3 ft) wide in a dark room |
| Amazon reference | B004S6QWHW |
| EAN | 0696748716305 |
No. It projects 24 photographs: astronauts, space shuttles, planets and nebulae. For star patterns, the [Deep Space Home Planetarium](/reviews/star-projectors-brainstorm-toys/) from the same maker does that.
Up to one meter wide in a dark room; twist the lens head to focus.
Brainstorm Toys says 3 years and up, and pitches it for bedtime, pajama parties and sleepovers.
This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $12 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.
Details checked on November 7, 2026.
A child at bedtime who wants a flashlight that shows something, with no plug and no setup
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 200.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for telescopes and observing optics and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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