MikeyB
03-10-2010, 12:06 PM
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The award-winning SkyScout personal planetarium is a revolutionary handheld electronic device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more. It provides educational and entertaining information, both in text and audio. A fun learning tool for all ages, the SkyScout puts the knowledge of an expert astronomer in the palm of your hand.
SkyScout combines GPS technology, which automatically receives satellite information to determine the time, date and location of the user, with software that calculates the position of the celestial objects for that moment, and three axis sensors, which measure gravitational and magnetic fields to determine the true orientation of the SkyScout to the Earth. All of these hi-tech electronics are packaged into a device that can be taken anywhere: the compact and light design makes it easy to carry and its durable construction makes it safe for rugged environments.
Identify
Simply point the SkyScout at any star in the sky and click the "target" button. The SkyScout will tell you what object you are looking at. Identifies celestial objects with the click of a button - over 50,000 Stars, 1,500 Double and Variable Stars, all 88 constellations and over 100 deep space objects including Galaxies, Nebulae and Star Clusters.
Locate
To locate a star or planet, select the object's name from the menu and follow the directional arrows through the viewfinder. SkyScout tells you when you are on target - it's that easy! Locates stars, planets and constellations from its built-in celestial database and provides scientific information for each object (requires free update to firmware to version 1.3).
Learn
Once you have targeted an object the real fun begins. The SkyScout includes entertaining and educational audio and text information, including facts, trivia, history and mythology about the most popular celestial objects. Provides comprehensive text and audio descriptions of history, mythology and other entertaining information for over 200 of the most popular celestial objects.
Tonight's Highlights
A customized list of the 20 best objects to view for your exact date, time and location, anywhere in the world.
Constellation Lessons
If the star you identify or locate is part of a constellation, you can take a guided tour through the stars in that constellation and even see an onscreen map of the constellation.
Built-in Field Guide:
* Introduction to Astronomy: six-part audio lesson on the origin and history of astronomy
* Glossary of Terms: text defining popular astronomy terms, including planets, comets, galaxies and more
* Great Astronomers: text bios on some of the world's greatest astronomers including Galileo, Einstein and Copernicus
* Man-made Space Objects: text descriptions of some of the coolest objects man has sent into space including the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Space Shuttle
* Comet Guide: text descriptions of history's most famous comets including Halley's Comet and Comet Hale-Bopp
Other Features -
SD card slot: for optional SkyScout Expansion Cards which include audio presentations that provide hours of entertainment on a variety of astronomical topics. SkyScout Expansion Cards hold additional text, audio, graphics and interactive lessons that will help you better understand the universe
USB port: allows database to be updated with new objects as they are discovered - comets, etc.
Built-in Help function: includes a quick start instruction guide for using the SkyScout
This Special Limited Edition model includes Celestron’s IYA 2009 SkyScout Expansion Card, celebrating the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. This Expansion Card is educational and entertaining, and adds to the knowledge base of the SkyScout with audio and text descriptions for Solar System objects, audio on select Messier objects and highlights of important milestones in astronomy and space history.
This is the complete SkyScout package, including special Celestron earbuds; Celestron IYA 2009 Expansion Card; smart carry case (with extra pockets for the earbuds and expansion cards); USB cable; manual, tutorial and software on CD-ROM; and a wrist-strap. All in excellent condition for just $300, which includes careful packing and registered postage to anywhere in Australia. Inquiries by PM only please.
If you’d like more info, SkyScout documentation is available from Celestron’s website:
SkyScout Quick Set-up Guide (0.53MB PDF) (http://www.celestron.com/c3/images/files/downloads/1157656382_skyscoutqsetupw.pdf)
SkyScout User Manual (1.46MB PDF) (http://www.celestron.com/c3/images/files/downloads/1157656360_skyscoutmanualw.pdf)
The award-winning SkyScout personal planetarium is a revolutionary handheld electronic device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more. It provides educational and entertaining information, both in text and audio. A fun learning tool for all ages, the SkyScout puts the knowledge of an expert astronomer in the palm of your hand.
SkyScout combines GPS technology, which automatically receives satellite information to determine the time, date and location of the user, with software that calculates the position of the celestial objects for that moment, and three axis sensors, which measure gravitational and magnetic fields to determine the true orientation of the SkyScout to the Earth. All of these hi-tech electronics are packaged into a device that can be taken anywhere: the compact and light design makes it easy to carry and its durable construction makes it safe for rugged environments.
Identify
Simply point the SkyScout at any star in the sky and click the "target" button. The SkyScout will tell you what object you are looking at. Identifies celestial objects with the click of a button - over 50,000 Stars, 1,500 Double and Variable Stars, all 88 constellations and over 100 deep space objects including Galaxies, Nebulae and Star Clusters.
Locate
To locate a star or planet, select the object's name from the menu and follow the directional arrows through the viewfinder. SkyScout tells you when you are on target - it's that easy! Locates stars, planets and constellations from its built-in celestial database and provides scientific information for each object (requires free update to firmware to version 1.3).
Learn
Once you have targeted an object the real fun begins. The SkyScout includes entertaining and educational audio and text information, including facts, trivia, history and mythology about the most popular celestial objects. Provides comprehensive text and audio descriptions of history, mythology and other entertaining information for over 200 of the most popular celestial objects.
Tonight's Highlights
A customized list of the 20 best objects to view for your exact date, time and location, anywhere in the world.
Constellation Lessons
If the star you identify or locate is part of a constellation, you can take a guided tour through the stars in that constellation and even see an onscreen map of the constellation.
Built-in Field Guide:
* Introduction to Astronomy: six-part audio lesson on the origin and history of astronomy
* Glossary of Terms: text defining popular astronomy terms, including planets, comets, galaxies and more
* Great Astronomers: text bios on some of the world's greatest astronomers including Galileo, Einstein and Copernicus
* Man-made Space Objects: text descriptions of some of the coolest objects man has sent into space including the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Space Shuttle
* Comet Guide: text descriptions of history's most famous comets including Halley's Comet and Comet Hale-Bopp
Other Features -
SD card slot: for optional SkyScout Expansion Cards which include audio presentations that provide hours of entertainment on a variety of astronomical topics. SkyScout Expansion Cards hold additional text, audio, graphics and interactive lessons that will help you better understand the universe
USB port: allows database to be updated with new objects as they are discovered - comets, etc.
Built-in Help function: includes a quick start instruction guide for using the SkyScout
This Special Limited Edition model includes Celestron’s IYA 2009 SkyScout Expansion Card, celebrating the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. This Expansion Card is educational and entertaining, and adds to the knowledge base of the SkyScout with audio and text descriptions for Solar System objects, audio on select Messier objects and highlights of important milestones in astronomy and space history.
This is the complete SkyScout package, including special Celestron earbuds; Celestron IYA 2009 Expansion Card; smart carry case (with extra pockets for the earbuds and expansion cards); USB cable; manual, tutorial and software on CD-ROM; and a wrist-strap. All in excellent condition for just $300, which includes careful packing and registered postage to anywhere in Australia. Inquiries by PM only please.
If you’d like more info, SkyScout documentation is available from Celestron’s website:
SkyScout Quick Set-up Guide (0.53MB PDF) (http://www.celestron.com/c3/images/files/downloads/1157656382_skyscoutqsetupw.pdf)
SkyScout User Manual (1.46MB PDF) (http://www.celestron.com/c3/images/files/downloads/1157656360_skyscoutmanualw.pdf)