Celestron SkyScout® Personal Planetarium® with 2 Celestron Astronomy Expansion Cards
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Manufacturer: CelestronModel: 93970
Product features:
- Celestron SkyScout® Personal Planetarium®
- Celestron Astronomy For Beginners Expansion Card
- Celestron All About The Start Expansion Card
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Customer Review: Lots of fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say I am very impressed with this product. It's very intuitive, simple to use and quite addictive. I've had it for a few weeks now and I'm still in love. That said, here are the downsides:
1) It's very sensitive to inteference from buildings, cars, powerlines, cell phones and other stuff. It must be taken someplace where these things won't pose a problem. The GPS technology isn't as sophisticated as it could be, but then, the price of the SkyScout is actually affordable. Considering what it does for you, I'm ok with some minor inconveniences.
2) The "identify" feature isn't very good. For example, when I first got this, I used the "locate" feature to find Saturn. I was able to verify that it WAS Saturn because there was an astronomer nearby that had his telescope set up for local tourists to view the planet. But there was also a bright star maybe an inch away from Saturn and I wanted to know what it was. It was still early in the evening so few stars were visible. I used the "identify" feature but, despite having the star perfectly centered, it kept telling me I was looking at Saturn. The odd thing is, when I used "locate", it centered Saturn perfectly, yet it called this other star Saturn, too. "Identify" seems to be an unreliable feature. But the "locate" feature is not only fun to use, it's quite accurate.
If you're someone that wants to learn about and locate the constellations and planets, you will have not only success but a lot of fun. Learning the stars was always intimidating for me and finding planets, unless it was Venus and sometimes Jupiter, seemed impossible. While books or charts never helped me, this tool leads me by the hand and I'm thrilled with what I'm learning. Definitely recommended.
Description of Celestron SkyScout® Personal Planetarium® with 2 Celestron Astronomy Expansion Cards
The SkyScout is a revolutionary handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more.KIT INCLUDES:
* CELESTRON ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS EXPANSION CARD.
* CELESTRON ALL ABOUT THE START EXPANSION CARD.
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