Meade Personal Guide To Sky Exploration Handheld Night Sky Guide
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: MeadeProduct features:
- Identify planets, stars, constellations and more. mySKY PLUS uses GPS and other cutting-edge technologies to identify over 30,000 objects in the night sky. Just point and shoot. It's fun and easy.
- Enjoy a multimedia experience. Enjoy full-color presentations that include stunning astrophotography, entertaining audio descriptions, videos, mythology, folklore, scientific fun facts and much more.
- Take guided tours of the night sky. mySKY PLUS can identify or guide you to celestial wonders. Easy-to-use and fun for all ages. Find Saturn, Arcturus or the Andromeda Galaxy in seconds. Take a tour of tonight's best objects.
- Combine with your Meade computerized telescope. For the ultimate multimedia and through-the-lens stargazing experience, link mySKY PLUS to your telescope. Once aligned, simply point and shoot, and your scope moves to any target you choose. mySKY PLUS also adds GPS to non-GPS Meade telescopes. (cable sold separately)
- Sights - Illuminated sights to easily point to objects
Digital camera reviews of Meade Personal Guide To Sky Exploration Handheld Night Sky Guide
Digital camera Review: Great idea - POORLY Executed
Summary: 1 Stars
My first MySky had to be returned - it was literally falling apart in the box. When I finally received the second - it actually worked, but I had terrible problems trying to upgrade the software - SO... Meade replaced the entire unit. The replacement worked reasonably well - but I never was able to perform an upgrade of the unit's software.
I recently attempted to upgrade my replacement unit - and this time it actually worked. Except when I put the SD card with the upgraded software back in the MySky,I wound up with a calibration error. So - Meade replaced my MySky with a MySky Plus. What they fail to tell you is THEY SUBTRACT OUT THE GPS - and the only way to set the location is by scrolling through a long list of choices. There's no way to set your own longitude and latitude - so you have to use a nearby city.
Meade's customer service is pretty good - they certainly want to help. It's just that there's not much that can be done with a product that is fundamentally flawed. Unfortunately I have had it for over a year - so I have no further recourse.
The new unit works - but it is terribly inaccurate.
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT - I know I regret doing so.
Summary of Meade Personal Guide To Sky Exploration Handheld Night Sky Guide
Who says you absolutely need a telescope to explore the sky? Meade introduces a revolutionary way to explore our universe. The new Meade mySKY PLUS is an easy-to-use multi-media tool that will guide you through the night sky better than if you had your own private astronomer standing next to you. Meade's patented technology ensures the mySKY PLUS outperforms every other hand held night sky exploration device on the market.Object Database - Database of over 30,000 celestial objects LCD - 480x234 pixel full color display Audio - Comfortable high-fidelity ear buds for audio Storage - 256 Megabyte SD storage card (included) GPS - 12 channel GPS receiver Orientation - Magnetic north sensors Positioning - Electronic accelerometers to determine pointing Connect to a computerized Meade telescope with the optional Cable Set to view objects up close and in real time Power save features - Advanced power saving features to extend battery life Batteries - 4 AA batteries required (not included) / Battery life - Up to 7 hours (normal use)
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