Anything Under the Sun

GPS technologies nowadays are normally associated with satellite navigation systems. But others are still looking at innovative ways of tapping into the potential of GPS. But the Celestron Company has taken its background in making
Stargazers will find answers with this celestial gadget telescopes, to come up with a handheld gizmo that can identify thousands of objects in the sky.
They call it the SkyScout where it uses GPS technology to work out the location of celestial objects that can be seen with the naked eye and find out what it is you are looking out. The unit has a built-in database with some 6,000 entries. But it can be updated via its USB port or the SD memory card slot. It is now possible that stargazers will find answers with this celestial gadget.
"It is like a planetarium except that you are actually looking at the stars and there is a new comet discovered, you can download the information from our website," said Celestron's Jennifer Adams.
The Celestron’s Skyscout product has been in development for three years and is expected to hit the shops in the US in March.