All About the Stars Expansion card adds to the knowledge of the SkyScout Personal Planetarium. Topics include: Color of the Stars, Luminosity & Magnitude, Stellar Evolution and Astro Trivia.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Took a bit of effot, but all is well with All About the Stars Expansion Card:
The All About the Stars expansion card is interesting. However, it took quite a bit to get it going. I had to upgrade the firmware in my Sky Scout via a connection to the Internet through my PC. It required that I install some software on my PC to do the firmware update. It took a couple of tries to get it to finish, but it was fairly straight forward, just quite a few steps. Once the firmware was updated, the card would not work - with the card inserted, only the initial splash screen showed on the Sky... more info
Usefull add on:
A handy add on to the SkyScope if you're planning on stargizing with your son/daughter, and review some history and mythology. I haven't used the Scope much yet since I bought it, but this seems like a must-have add on if you already bought the Scope. The information contained is comparable to what you could expect from any off-the shelf astronomy book... it's not "pro", but rather educational and intended to address the non-scientific community in a well explained and friendly manner while providing some... more info
Nice overview:
I really enjoyed the extra information. It was just right to give a lot of interesting information to learn, but not so much you got bored.
Celestron 93992 All About the Stars Expansion Card:
The expansion card is very informative. It shows so many things that you would normally never look at. I recommend it.