Trekkies Get Their Own Astronomy Phaser September 30, 2007

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From the Star Trek phaser TV remote control to the Trekkie-inspired Meade mySKY Personal guide.

This phaser look-alike houses a GPS receiver and can identify more than 30,000 night sky objects without you having to be Patrick Moore. The phaser promises an intuitive navigation experience to locate night sky objects like planets, start, nebulas and galaxies. There are 500 audio descriptions and the LCD displays videos and photos as you point. Here’s what the marketing blurb promises:

* A revolutionary new way to explore the universe
* Identifies planets and stars in the sky
* Locates planets, stars, nebulas, galaxies and more
* Find Saturn, Arcturus, the Andromeda Galaxy – or literally thousands of other objects
* The ultimate in simplicity – no knowledge of the night sky is needed
* Intuitive navigation for instant location of 30,000 different night sky objects
* Full-color LCD screen with stunning astrophotography, entertaining audio descriptions, video, mythology and more
* Controls any Meade computerised telescope directly
* Real-time colour maps of the night sky
* 12-channel GPS receiver automatically aligns and calibrates your location
* 500+ audio descriptions by nationally-known radio star Sandy Wood
* SD memory card (256MB included) for expandable memory
* Long-lasting 7-hour rechargeable battery
* Includes comfortable high-fidelity earbud headphones for private audio listening

Yours here for around £200.-Martin Lynch

[Red Ferret]

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