Tuesday, April 1, 2014

04/04/2014 Weekly Tech Article

A Telescope That Finds Stars For You


  • For non-astronomers, stargazing may seem simple: Just plop down a scope, and peer toward the heavens. It's usually not quite that easy. Scopes can be tricky to set up and celestial objects elusive. The Celestron Cosmos 90 GT uses a Wi-Fi connection with a smartphone to do the hard work for you. To align it, users point it at any three bright objects in the sky; the scope uses them to triangulate its precise location. Through an app, users then select the celestial body they want to see from Celestron's 120,000-entry database. Motors in the base position the scope in seconds.
  • http://www.popsci.com/article/gadgets/telescope-finds-stars-you?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=3&con=a-telescope-that-finds-stars-for-you

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