Makes a rotation sensor look like child's play, I would guess.
Tom C.
From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: OT: SkyScout
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:06:21 -0700
This is a pretty cool device for those astromically-inclined... Price?
Don't know. Coming out in Jan 2006.
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The Celestron SkyScout is a handheld, portable celestial viewing device
that can instantly identify and/or locate over 6,000 celestial objects
visible to the naked eye. It transforms the night sky into a personal
planetarium for stargazers, families, students, and astronomers alike. It
makes learning the sky easier than ever before.
About the size of a camcorder and weighing less than 16 ounces, the
Celestron SkyScout utilizes a consumer-friendly point and shoot
technology that enables stargazers to point at any visible object in the
sky, press a button, and listen to commentary on the object and its
history. The SkyScout also has a locate feature that allows users to
select an object they wish to view (for example Mars) and the SkyScout,
using illuminated arrows in the viewfinder, will actually point the user to
the object. A totally unique, one of a kind product, SkyScout utilizes
patented technology that combines data from sensors measuring both the
magnetic and gravitational fields of the Earth, along with internal GPS and
a substantial celestial database, to dramatically improve how people learn
about astronomy making it easier and more entertaining.
Tom C.
From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OT 21 years late, but 1984 finally arrives
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:47:23 -0500
That's why the insurance companies had to fund something like that. Why
last year in London alone there were 26 people who avoided paying them
premiums.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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frank theriault wrote:
On 11/17/05, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bet that was mostly funded by the insurance companies.
But how could that be? Insurance premiums are going through the roof,
because they're not making any money. Where would they find the cash
to fund something like this?
<wink>
-frank
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