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OpticsPlanet.com, an Authorized US Celestron Premier Plus Dealer, has started shipping one of the coolest Astronomy toys one can buy - Celestron SkyScout! The device is a joint effort by Celestron and Yamcon. While everyone knows Celestron as one of the leading manufacturers of fine optical devices - Celestron Telescopes, Celestron Spotting scopes Celestron Binoculars, and Celestron Microscopes Yamcon is a less known company. Yamcon is the inventor of groundbreaking SkyScout Personal Planetarium technology that Celestron will use in their astronomical devices to simplify and improve exploration of the sky objects. United States Patent 6,366,212 filed by Michael Lamp on April 2, 2002 describes Celestial object location device - a hand-held electronic celestial object locating device assists in identifying a celestial object or directing a user to a desired celestial object. Celestron Sky Scout is not a toy or simple astronomy gadget! useful for locating or identifying any celestial object including stars, constellations, planets, comets, asteroids, artificial satellites, and deep sky objects to name a few. Celestron SkyScout utilizes sensors for 3-axis magnetic field and 3-axis gravitational field detection. SkyScout, also called a Celestial Locator or Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium, utilizes a processor and an electronic database to perform the required calculations, and it features standard USB interface to be connected to any personal computer or any USB-compatible device! The Celestron SkyScout database may be updated through access to the Internet through which the updates may be purchased Secure Digital SD memory cards. After years of engineering research and testing, Mike Lemp, the founder of Yamcon and the inventor of SkyScout, has developed and patented SkyScout Technology. By combining data from 3-axis sensors measuring the magnetic and gravitational fields of the Earth, along with GPS and a substantial celestial database, SkyScout Technology enables a hand held device to accurately identify and/or locate nearly every object in the sky visible to the naked eye. Put simply, the device knows where you are on Earth, the precise angle at which you are holding it, and exactly what celestial object is in its direct path at the time and day of the year you are using it. It also works in reverse, helping you locate an object using directional arrows inside its viewer. A multi-media planetarium-like experience then tells you all about the objects you’re looking at. Celestron SkyScout is portable, rugged and compact, and requires no set-up or calibration whatsoever. For more information about Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium see our Celestron SkyScout mini-site. We have started shipping Celeston SkyScouts to our customers for a while now, so make sure to check our Optics Blog and our telescope forums for Celestron SkyScout Reviews Celestron has recently announced that they have signed a global licensing agreement whereby Celestron will incorporate Yamcon’s patented technology into a variety of products. The first product to be released, the Celestron SkyScout, is a handheld device that can instantly identify and/or locate any celestial object visible to the naked eye, providing descriptions in a multimedia, planetarium-like experience. Celestron has launched the Celestron SkyScout handheld personal digital planetarium at the International CES 2006 show and has been a huge hit getting 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show "Best of Innovations" award. Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium (Celestron SkyScout 93970) comes with a USB cable that allows you to connect it to your computer and download new firmware upgrades and updates to the star database. Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium also includes a pair of earbud-style headphones that allow you to enjoy an interactive audio presentations that describe what you are observing. Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium works on two standard AA batteries (not included) that are good for about 10 continuous hours, and, of course, AA rechargeable batteries are available. For more information on Celestron SkyScout see Celestron's own SkyScout Data sheet in PDF format you can also now view Celestron SkyScout Manual 93970 in PDF Format Extra Celestron Sky Scout Information
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