Skyscout Personal

Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium – A Fun Learning Tool For All Ages

The Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium is a revolutionary device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to identify thousands of planets, stars, constellations and more. Locates over 6,000 stars, planets and constellations from built-in celestial database and provides scientific information for each object. Celestron SkyScout Provides comprehensive text and audio descriptions providing mythology, history, and other entertaining information for the most popular objects.

Simply point the Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium at any star in the sky and click the target button. The SkyScout will tell you what object you are looking at. To locate a star or planet, select the object’s name from the menu and follow the directional arrows through the viewfinder. Celestron SkyScout tells you when you are on target. It’s that simple!You can actually take a guided tour through all the stars in that constellation and even see an onscreen map of the constellation if the star you identify or locate is part of a constellation like the Big Dipper.

The Locate and Identify functions work exactly as desribed, the accuracy is fantastic. The interface is informative and very user friendly. You get look up stars, planets, other objects, constellation. You get famous astronomers and a primer on astonomy plus lots of other features. The SkyScout feels solid, it is easy to grip and is not heavy to hold. Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium comes with a USB cable and software that allows you to check for updates from the Celestron site.

Once you have targeted an object the real fun begins. The Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium includes entertaining and educational audio and text information, including facts, trivia, history and mythology about our most popular celestial objects. An amazing learning tool for all ages, the SkyScout planetarium puts the knowledge of an expert astronomer in the palm of your hand. Compact design makes it easy to carry and durable construction makes it safe for rugged environments.