Celestron SkyScout: You'll Never Look At Stars the Same Way Again!

Touted as a "handheld planetarium," Celestron SkyScout is a handheld telescope device that gives expansive information about a star or planet. By "targeting" the celestial body, you can simply press a button to initiate the Celestron SkyScout's many informational options about it. Besides telling you what exactly you're looking at - the Celestron SkyScout gives you insight about that star, planet, constellation or nebula, as well as trivia, facts, history and mythological references.

The Celestron SkyScout is linked to a satellite that tracks your current location, and the signal sent from the device as you use it. Pretty neat, huh? GPS technology is all it needs to identify what you're looking at. Point the Celestron SkyScout and use its targeting system. Its radial arrows illuminate once you've locked on to a star located near the center of the scope. Even if you haven't located a star manually, it can guide you toward one. From there, a simple press of the target button will bring up multiple options about the object you're looking at. The categories of options are available to you on an illuminated LCD display panel on the side of the device, which prompt fully-spoken dialogues, filled with facts and information. These categories can be selected with the directional cross button. Its huge database has a working knowledge of over 6,000 stars, planets, nebulae and star clusters!

Finding Celestial Objects
A "tonight's highlights" option lets you know what's clear and visible on the particular night you are using the Celestron SkyScout. Its radial arrow pattern located around the observation lens will literally point you in the right direction, until you've found the exact planet, star or constellation you were looking for. Overall, the design and functionality of the Celestron SkyScout make it easy to use, and for all ages to enjoy.

Upgradeable
The Celestron SkyScout's built-in USB port allows you to hook it up to your computer, and download periodical upgrades that add to the unit's database of knowledge, or improve performance.

Celestial Database
* 6,000 Stars, 1,500 Double & Variable Stars, all 88 constellations, over 100 deep space objects including Galaxies, Nebulae & Star Clusters, over 200 audio descriptions of the most popular celestial objects

User Controls
* Target Button
* Menu Navigation: Four-way control
* One-Touch Controls: Identify, Locate, GPS, and Main Menu
* Display Brightness: Increase, Decrease
* Volume: Increase, Decrease
* Power: On/Off

Display
* Graphic LCD display with red LED backlight
* 3"W x 1"H (78mm x 26mm)
* 240 x 80 with a 0.325mm dot pitch

Audio
* Maximum output power: 50mW
* Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 Hz

Inputs and Outputs
* SD card slot
* USB for connection to PC
* 3.5mm stereo jack for headphones

Headphones
* Earbud-style headphones included

Skylink Interface
* Download of new celestial objects (including newly discovered comets, etc.)
* Download of firmware upgrades

Size and Weight
* Height: 2.5 inches
* Depth: 4.0 inches
* Width: 7.4 inches
* Weight: 15.2 ounces (without batteries)

Power and Battery
* 2 x 1.5V AA batteries (not included)