· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Haggus - Martin member Reged: 06/05/09 Posts: 27 Loc: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Celestron SkyScout       #3248297 - 07/31/09 08:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, So finally yesterday I was able to use my SkyScout other than on clouds. So decided to try the Identify option on the moon... and it didin't work, I was giving me stars names instead. So tried the locate function on the moon and had to align the moon with the right side of the SkyScout. So I verified the Long., Lat. and Time that the GPS entered... and they were Ok. Change the Battery with and without the protecting sleeve. Updated the device to the latest firmware. Turn the device off and then back on. And I always got the same result on the moon. So for a test I pointed the SkyScout on the stars of Ursa Major and then try Identify... And this time it's working. Try the same on Vega and Arcturus, same thing it's working. Try Locate on Cassiope and it worked. So I spent a major part of my night poiting the device to star and look at there names. I find that the SkyScout is a really nice device for begginer like me. It really help finding object in the sky and confirm the name of stars. So is there other people that are having the same issue with the moon??? Not that I need the SkyScout to tell that it's the moon. Thank you, -------------------- Thank you, Martin Meade LightBridge 8" Deluxe Bushnell 8-16*40 Binos 45 degrees, 28.3 minutes North 75 degrees, 41.2 minutes West Post Extras:       CarboAl member Reged: 11/30/08 Posts: 43 Loc: USA PA Re: Celestron SkyScout [Re: Haggus - Martin]       #3258394 - 08/06/09 09:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   it sometimes identifies stars behind the moon. -------------------- Nexstar 8SE 13mm Nagler 6, 25mm plossl, 9.7mm Plossl, 40 mm Plossl Sky Scout/with connect JMI motofocus 9 x 50 RACI Drum Throne Post Extras:       Covey32 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/09/04 Posts: 921 Loc: Georgia Re: Celestron SkyScout [Re: CarboAl]       #3259729 - 08/07/09 03:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Why do you need to identify the Moon when you said you can see it?? -------------------- Hank 12.5" Mag1 Portaball Orion 120mm F5 Refractor Skywatcher 120ED F7.5 Refractor 1982 Celestron C8 Orange tube Celestron ED80 Refractor with Lunt 50mm HA Post Extras:       maxim47 member Reged: 08/04/09 Posts: 63 Loc: CA, Bay Area Re: Celestron SkyScout [Re: Covey32]       #3260702 - 08/08/09 05:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes sometimes it identifies stars that behind the moon, but usually it works great. -------------------- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein Zhumell 8" Dobsonian with Telrad Celestron FirstScope 3" Dobsonian Nikon Action 10x50 Celestron SkyScout Celestron eyepiece and filter kit Post Extras:       pmesquita sage Reged: 04/04/09 Posts: 428 Loc: Lisbon, Portugal Re: Celestron SkyScout [Re: maxim47]       #3313550 - 09/03/09 07:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I guess when they made the SS they assumed no one was stupid enough to try to identify something that even a 2 year old knows how to identify. I was stupid enough tonight and did the same thing...lololol...no moon for me either. Serves me right. No one told me to do stupid tests..lolol -------------------- A clear soul is the only thing better than a clear sky - Paulo Mesquita "Jaws" - XX12 Orion Intelliscope Truss Dob SW Pro 180mm Maksutov + Giro Mount 31mm T5 Nagler - 22mm T4 Nagler - 13mm Ethos - 7mm Pentax XW TV Paracorr 2" 1.6 Antares Barlow 2" Astronomik OIII - 2" NPB UHC - 2" Lumicon H-Beta - 2" Baader Moon&SkyGlow Rigel Red Dot Finder - 1.25/2" Glatter with Blug 10x50 Bak 4 Binocs Asus eeePC 1000HE Post Extras:       jrw11 professor emeritus Reged: 06/09/07 Posts: 523 Loc: unknown Re: Celestron SkyScout [Re: pmesquita]       #3423737 - 11/01/09 12:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mine has worked great since I bought it when it first came out. What it does at times, is if there are 2 objects that are very close. It will identify one over the other. It doesn't have the area as small as a laser pointer capability. -------------------- Celestron C6n -HD Reflector dual axis drive motors added Orion 80mm Short tube refractor Skyscout Early 70's Pentax 7x50 Garrett Optical 12x60 Garrett Optical 15x70 Oberwerk 20x80 Standards Canon Rebel Ti (film) 4 Minolta Srt cameras Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens 127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67 Mamiya M645 Pro Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera over 50 other film cameras several eyepieces too much stuff Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 0 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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