Celestron SkyScout ® Personal Planetarium ® and Celestron Firstscope ® Telescope and Sky Chart Review

Celestron SkyScout ® Personal Planetarium ® and Celestron Firstscope ® Telescope and Sky Chart Feature

  • Celestron SkyScout ® Personal Planetarium ®
  • Celestron PowerSeeker ® 50 Refracting Telescope
  • Celestron Sky Map Star Chart Book

Celestron SkyScout ® Personal Planetarium ® and Celestron Firstscope ® Telescope and Sky Chart Overview

* Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium identifies celestial objects instantly with the click of a button.
* Locates over 6,000 stars, planets and constellations from built-in celestial database and provides scientific information for each object.
* Provides comprehensive text and audio descriptions providing history, mythology and other entertaining information for the most popular 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 like the Big Dipper, you can actually take a guided tour through all the stars in that constellation and even see an onscreen map of the constellation.
* Built-in Field Guide Includes:
o Introduction to astronomy: a six part audio lesson on the origin and history of astronomy.
o Glossary of Terms: text defining popular astronomy terms including planets, comets, galaxies and more.
o Great Astronomers: text bios on some of the world’s greatest astronomers including Galileo, Einstein and Copernicus.
o Man Made Space Objects: text description of some of the coolest objects man has sent into space including the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Space Shuttle.
o Comet Guide: text descriptions about history’s most famous comets including Halley’s Comet and Comet Hale-Bop.
* SD card slot: for separately purchased “Sky Tour” audio presentations that provide hours of entertainment on a variety of topics.
* USB port: allows database to be updated with new objects as they are discovered, comets, etc.
* SD card slot.
* USB for connection to PC.
* 3.5mm stereo jack for headphones.
* Dimensions: H-2.5 D-4.0 W-7.4 inches.
* Weight: 15.2 ounces (without batteries).
* Requires 2 x 1.5V AA batteries (purchased separately).
–PLUS– Star Chart Book, Celestron PowerSeeker Telescope

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