Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium
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Manufacturer: CelestronModel: 93970
Product features:
- Locates and identifies over 6,000 stars, planets, and constellations with GPS technology
- Red LED backlit display for easy-to-read information
- Accepts SkyTour SD multi-media cards for interactive tours of the night sky
- Includes USB port for easy download of database updates
- Measures 7.4 x 2.5 x 4.0 inches (W x H x D)
- Lexar Media 512 MB Secure Digital Memory Card (Retail Package) SD512-231
- Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium Outfit with Compact Speaker for the SkyScout
- Orion DeepMap Folding Star Chart
- Lexar Media 1 GB Secure Digital Memory Card (SD1GB-231) (Retail Package)
- Orion Beginning Stargazer's Toolkit
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Customer Review: This gadget got me back into astronomy
Summary: 5 Stars
The SkyScout is a remarkable device and works surprisingly well. The accuracy is amazing, i'm able to get most of the objects using the locate function within the 2 rings of the sights. However, this device is really sensitive to any large metals or magnets which can easily skew the accuracy by a few degrees. Some reviews complain about the lack of a built-in speaker, but that would affect its accuracy. The GPS lock is usually within a minute and I can even get a lock in the 2nd floor of my house. The controls are intuitive and the audio descriptions are great.
I order this through Adorama and they shipped me a IYA 2009 limited edition instead. Basically it includes the IYA2009 SD card for additional audio and descriptions.
The best part of it all is that it got me back into astronomy. Trying to locate the constellations with a sky map in light polluted skies has always been frustrating, but the skyscout makes it easy. I now mount it on my telescope to transform it into a "push-to" scope. Highly recommend and a must to would-be and experienced astronomers.
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