Re: New to backyard astronomy: Celestron SkyScout?


"Craig" <CBobchin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've seen the Meade MySky. One big difference is that the MySky has a
screen that you look at that shows a map of the sky rather than looking
through it and moving based on what you see.

Another plus for the MySky is that you can get a cable to go between
the MySky and a Meade autostar equipped scope and use that to select
and slew to objects. Kind of like the Vixen Skybook. But cooler.

Hi,

Thats cool. Did you get a chance to play with it any?

I've been trying to look at the pictures of both of them closely. That,
along with reading the reviews, it seems like:

Celestron SkyScout
Pros: Can't really tell without hands-on, but seems like it is built better.
It just looks more "solid" than the MySky. Also can't tell without hands
on, but seems like looking through a viewfinder would feel more intuitive.

Cons: The LCD readout is on the side. I can see hunching over to scroll
through menus, shooting, hunching over again, shooting, etc. Less objects
in the database. Battery time is reported to be less than the MySky, which
could be a major disadvantage.


Meade MyScout
Pros: LCD readout is on the front, which lets you do more than one thing at
once. The LCD is color and also does a bunch of gee-wiz PDA-like things.
Not sure if this is an absolute "pro" or not though, as it may be
distracting. Not too worried about color, anyway.

Cons: Can't really tell without hands-on, but it seems like it isn't built
as solid as the Celestron MyScout. In fact, it reminds me of one of those
cheap lightguns for the old Sega Dreamcast. LOL.


I think my deciding factor between the two will be accuracy, battery life,
and ease of use... They both look very cool.. Guess it would be best to
just wait.. Impulse temptation almost wants to get both, but that would
silly... Or, maybe not. :-)







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