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Pooh-Bah
Reged: 01/17/05
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I've totally screwed the Texas weather for a month. I bought a Sky Scout this weekend and ordered a Celestron NexStar 6E SCT. Should be here by...the weekend.
Sorry
George
Wow, George! I am so glad you don't live close to me, LOL  . But enjoy the equipment when things clear up.
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Matildakt
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Reged: 01/26/07
Posts: 27
Loc: Somewhere, North Carolina
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So this week, my SkyScout and I are having are having our one year anniversary! AND look at these cloudy nights! hahahahaha What no star hopping? 
Anyway, I am still loving SkyScout just as much as I did when I first removed it from its box! It is my best astro friend when I am exploring the sky---when I need quiet, outdoor me time! It is the perfect companion to my Orion Mini Giant 8x56 Binocular.
I've even had the opportunity to show it off a bit to new "astro" folks. They always seem so amazed by SkyScout. This little device just begs to be included and used. It's interesting though how many people expect it to work like either binoculars or telescopes...
I confess though! I have been tempted by Meade's "My Sky," which I totally hated at first because it looked like a gun. Yet, the more I read, the more I wonder....hmmmm... ;-)
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Naked Eye, well almost naked: eyeglasses! LOL
Orion Short Tube 80; Orion StarBlast Astro
Orion Mini Giant 8 x 56 Binocular
Celestron Skymasters 15 x 70
Celestron SkyScout
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Pooh-Bah
Reged: 01/17/05
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Loc: Front Yard
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Folks who have never looked through a scope are "pulled in" by the sky scout. This just might be a good instrument to get them on the road to astronomy.
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wavelandscott
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Reged: 01/23/08
Posts: 155
Loc: Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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It is a neat little piece of gear that my kids and I have enjoyed. Easy to use and works as advertised.
Is it an essential "tool"?...In my opinion no, it is not essential. However, with some batteries and a dark sky it can and does entertain and educate my kids...and that has got to be a good thing as far as I am concerned. One thing I've noticed is that my kids are really attracted to the technology of the thing...as much as the information they get on the selected object. Where as I tend to want to go look it up in a book/chart...they are much more content to point and press where they would not go to a chart/book to otherwise figure out what they are seeing.
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Scott Mitchell
Per aspera ad astra!
Through difficulties to the stars!)
8" Bintel (GSO) Dobsonian Reflector
12.5" Discovery Truss Dobsonian Reflector with Argo Navis
15" Obsession with Argo Navis and Servo-Cat
Skywatcher ED80 Refractor
Bintel Skyview Alt Az Mount
APM 130/780 APO Refractor with DiscMount DM6
had a few Stellar Seats
Edited by wavelandscott (01/27/08 12:54 AM)
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Pooh-Bah
Reged: 01/17/05
Posts: 1421
Loc: Front Yard
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It is a neat little piece of gear that my kids and I have enjoyed. Easy to use and works as advertised.
Is it an essential "tool"?...In my opinion no, it is not essential. However, with some batteries and a dark sky it can and does entertain and educate my kids...and that has got to be a good thing as far as I am concerned. One thing I've noticed is that my kids are really attracted to the technology of the thing...as much as the information they get on the selected object. Where as I tend to want to go look it up in a book/chart...they are much more content to point and press where they would not go to a chart/book to otherwise figure out what they are seeing.
Scott, I'm glad your skyscout got the kids out under the stars and interested in astronomy. I hope they continue to be amazed and awed by our universe.
Ronnie
Edited by tog (01/27/08 09:46 PM)
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