Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium

The Celestron SkyScout will tell you what object you're looking at. To find a star or planet, select the object's name from the menu and follow the directional arrows thru the viewfinder.

SkyScout tells you when you're on target. When you have focused an object the genuine fun starts. The SkyScout includes entertaining and tutorial audio and text info, including facts, trivialities, history and mythology about our preferred celestial objects.

A fun learning tool for all ages, the SkyScout private planetarium puts the awareness of an expert astronomer in the palm of your hand.

* Finds over six thousand stars, planets and constellations from built-in astronomical database and provides systematic info for each object.

* Provides total text and audio outlines providing history, mythology and other entertaining information for the most well-liked objects.

* Tonight's Highlights : a customised list of the twenty best objects to view for your actual date, time and location anywhere on the planet.

* Constellation lessons : if the star you identify or find is part of a constellation like the Large Dipper, you can basically take a steered tour thru all the stars in that constellation and even see an onscreen map of the constellation. O intro to astronomy : a 6 part audio lesson on the origin and history of astronomy.

O Glossary of terms : text outlining well-liked astronomy terms including planets, comets, universes and more. O Great Astronomers : text bios on some of the Earth's largest astronomers including Galileo, Einstein and Copernicus.

O Synthetic space objects : text description of some of the coolest objects man has sent into space including the World Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and the shuttle.

O Comet guide : text outlines about history's most renowned comets including Halley's Comet and Comet Hale-Bop.

* SD card slot : for optional Sky Tour audio displays that provide hours of entertainment on a number of subjects.

* USB port : permits database to be updated with new objects as they are discovered, comets, and so on.

* Easy plenty for all ages : just turn it on and it is prepared. * Built-in help menu : contains a quick start instruction guide for using the SkyScout.

* Bring the celestron personal planetarium anywhere : compact and light design makes it simple to hold and sturdy construction makes it safe for craggy environments.