This is a well thought out design and valuable tool for star identification. However, I could not get mine to link up with the satellites and went through batteries trying. The unit wouldn't even link up with the satellites over an almost clear sky horizon. Garmin technology for satellite linkage would make this product so much more valuable. Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium
works as stated, and if you get a bad one, send it back:
everyone loves amazon for the prices, i more like it for the return policy, 30day no questions, i would have never got in a car, drove to a shopping center and gambled 200$ on a device such as the skyscout, thats whats so great about amazon for me, on this device, once i agian i was lucky, it worked right out of the box, i get the magnetic field reading sometimes, but it quickly goes away, using the skyscout for a few months led to research motorized telescpopes, took another gamble and got the celestron... more info
This gadget got me back into astronomy:
The SkyScout is a remarkable device and works surprisingly well. The accuracy is amazing, i'm able to get most of the objects using the locate function within the 2 rings of the sights. However, this device is really sensitive to any large metals or magnets which can easily skew the accuracy by a few degrees. Some reviews complain about the lack of a built-in speaker, but that would affect its accuracy. The GPS lock is usually within a minute and I can even get a lock in the 2nd floor of my house. The... more info
Great Device No Problem Updating Firmware:
I like many people had no interest in the night sky until my daughter had to do a school project on the moon. I discovered this device on Amazon and was using it with no difficulties and with amazement from the first night I received it. Since receiving it in March I now have my neighbors looking at the night sky and learning the names of stars and looking at planets and constellations that I had ignored in the past. It even can locate deep sky objects which I was able to see on a recent trip where the sky... more info
