Brighter light, longer runtime, unlimited entertainmentams OSRAM expands SIRIUS HRI® series with improved Galaxy variants

Premstätten, Austria, and Munich, Germany (December 10, 2025) – ams OSRAM is launching two new variants of the SIRIUS HRI® series for entertainment lighting. The compact Galaxy 250 and 20D short-arc HID lamps combine exceptional brightness, longer service life, and outstanding performance. Precise 2° beams and up to 6,000 hours or 8,000 hours of runtime make them the ideal choice for festivals, tours, and arenas. 

From festivals to touring productions, lighting designers rely on powerful and precise short-arc HID lamps to illuminate legendary entertainment shows. With the new SIRIUS HRI Galaxy 250 and 20D, ams OSRAM is now launching two new variants that set new standards, particularly in terms of service life. The SIRIUS HRI Galaxy 250 is designed for up to 6,000 hours of typical entertainment use. The SIRIUS HRI Galaxy 20D with 230 watts, specially designed for OEMs, shines for up to 8,000 hours. This is made possible by an improved electrode and arc design in combination with a more stable arc geometry and compatibility with digital lamp drivers. Thanks to the extended service life, the lights also need to be replaced less often. This makes stage design not only cheaper, but also more sustainable.

Breathtaking entertainment, right to the back row
They can penetrate fog, illuminate huge arenas, and enable precise and powerful beams of light: short-arc HID lamps such as the new SIRIUS HRI Galaxy series combine brightness with long service life and outstanding performance. With their high luminance, the new products from ams OSRAM ensure dazzling entertainment moments. In combination with their short arc distance, they can achieve sharp beam angles of only 2° with the support of precise optical systems. This makes such short-arc HID lamps ideal for high-contrast visual effects that are visible even over long distances and in strong ambient light. The small, powerful light source enables excellent optical control – a feature that is necessary to produce sharply defined edges and minimal color fringing in beam and hybrid spotlights.

Powerful effect, easily achieved
Thanks to their compact design and proven technology, short-arc HID lamps like the SIRIUS HRI Galaxy are easy to integrate into beam and hybrid fixtures and are compatible with a broad range of manufacturers. The SIRIUS HRI Galaxy 250 provides unmistakable brilliance, for example in Claypaky’s new Ultimo Sharpy Moving Head. The resulting compact construction makes them ideal for touring applications and fast setups. In operation they impress with simple maintenance: the lamps can be quickly replaced on site, the service infrastructure is well established, and a single lamp replacement achieves a device lifetime comparable to LEDs – with lower costs, higher luminous intensity and better service availability.

The new product highlights of the SIRIUS HRI® series will be presented to an international industry audience for the first time at this year’s LDI Show in Las Vegas.