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Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium

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: Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium

List Price: $199.99

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Celestron
EAN: 0050234939706
Item Dimensions: 250750331400
Label: Celestron
Legal Disclaimer: Sale Ends: 12-24-2008. You may return or exchange merchandise purchased from Macy's @ Amazon by mail only.
Manufacturer: Celestron
Model: 93970
MPN: 93970
Optical Zoom: 1 unknown-units
Publisher: Celestron
Studio: Celestron

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)

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Nice item
Nothing more I can write that has not been written,I waited till amazon had this at a price I could not refuse.I had to walk around till it could get its fix,and then it worked like claimed,I was Wowed and came back inside elated.

Rating:

- Very Cool and Useful Stargazing Aid - Highly Recommended!
The "Celestron SkyScout" is one of coolest stargazing aides we have come across. We have never been able to get our Meade XTA90 telescope properly aligned to automatically find celestial objects and this has been a point of contention between my wife and I (she thinks I should be able to "fix" it). The solution was to buy the SkyScout.

The SkyScout worked perfectly right out of the box for us, the GPS satellite acquisition was amazingly fast, and the unit literally pointed out our first ... Read More

Rating:

- Amazing
I received this as a gift. I had seen it previously and was slightly skeptical about whether it could deliver as promised or be as accurate as you would need it to be. Anyway, took it out of the box and read the three pages or so of quick start up instructions. took it outside and it had a little trouble getting a gps link. I moved farther away from the house though and it synched properly. So, I pointed it up to a star, looked through the eyepiece and pressed the button and *bang*. It told me what it ... Read More

Rating:

- A great tool for those who need an astronomy mentor on demand
Back at the end of September, I splurged and picked up a Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium through Amazon.

This gadget is amazing! Once its GPS acquires your position it can either direct you to pretty much any celestial body you are interested in or you can point it at anything you see in the sky and it will tell you what it is and provide you with all manner of interesting info about it such as magnitude, composition, distance even lore concerning the object. For many items you can ... Read More

Rating:

- Makes Astronomy simple.
When I first saw the SkyScout back in 2007, I thought it would be cool to have, but didn't think it was worth $400. When the price fell below $200, I had to have it. So far, I'm very happy with it. I haven't had any issues. Before using it, I upgraded to the latest firmware. Some people claim you can't use rechargeable batteries, but I'm using NiMH batteries without a problem. I wish the battery cover didn't screw closed though. It is a slight inconvenience. In my tight backyard surrounded by other houses, ... Read More

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