Ugh...I give up...I like my sky scout, and the kids like it too, they spend time outside fiddling with it, more than if they had to try to figure it out on their own. Peace.
Well done! It's sad how people think you have to be a "Die Hard Astronomer" to read a Planisphere. I guess it's easier to let someone (or something) do the work for you.
@hrdnoxx You are correct, it's a toy. And it's about as silly as facing east and believing you are looking at Europe. You do realize that you cannot see most of the objects, right?
I just got the Celestron Sky Scout for Chrismas. Laugh all you want...I'm not a die hard astronomer, nor am I someone who can identify objects in the sky as easily as someone who has been doing this for years. I find the Celestron can immediately identify a star, planet whatever...a lot faster than I'd be able to look it up. It's a fun toy. I get your video...but you are talking like a semi-pro back yardist who has spent oodles of money on scopes and tonnes of hours learning...
Excellent!! That's what I've been telling people who are thinking about shelling out this kind of money. You can get star charts that will do exactly the same thing that the celestron does for less than ten bucks!.
This vid made me giggle, Thank you :) . I don't think the "My Sky" has been released here in the U.K., but the one I used (on an open day at an observatory), created fascination and curiosity amongst people (young and old) who were not academically minded. It was wonderful to see (especially) youngsters try and fool the toy by pointing at at the ground and magically see the description for their planet; then the conflict flitter across their face as they realise that this is a true planet.
This made me giggle, Thank you :) . I don't think the "My Sky" has been released here in the U.K., but the one I used (on an open day at an observatory), created fascination and curiosity amongst people (young and old) who were not academically minded. It was wonderful to see (especially) youngsters try and fool the toy by pointing at at the ground and magically see the description for their planet; then the conflict flitter across their face as they realise that this is a true planet.
@SeeIntoSpace This made me giggle, Thank you :) . I don't think the "My Sky" has been released here in the U.K., but the one I used (on an open day at an observatory), created fascination and curiosity amongst people (young and old) who were not academically minded.
@SeeIntoSpace It was wonderful to see (especially) youngsters try and fool the toy by pointing at at the ground and magically see the description for their planet; then the conflict flitter across their face as they realise that this is a true planet
@SeeIntoSpace hahahahahah pardon the french here its the englishman in me that video was so freakin funny hahah im dieing laughing here absolutely never a true word spoken love the way you hold a seriosu face when completely taking the absolute piss out of computer watchers who need an education in the real sky nothing digital lmao
I want people to SEE things in the night sky. I personally am of the opinion that too much commercial astronomy R&D went into toys and not enough into awareness. (Outreach)
I've been observing for over half a century. I don't own a goto, I use binoculars for finding deep sky objects. However, if Skyscout gets people out there and they find Skyscout enhances their experience than I don't have a problem with it.
Hi Chris, I'm a skyscout owner in Australia. I use it to save time with polar alignment in new locations to get close to HIP071348, then I hand it to anyone who wants a go. It has it's merrits but I understand your point of view. Funny vid, I liked it!
Not jealousy. I want people to see things with their own eyes. It's silly to point a toy at the sky and get a Hubble image with a sound message. You can do that with a computer. I prefer to see people get a good, basic telescope and see things.
I understand your purist perspective on these sorts of products. I feel the same way about people who use GPS rather than a map & compass, especially in an urban environment. I guess computerized telescopes are a bit silly too.
Sometimes I almost think it's jealousy... we've spent years learning about terrestial and celestial navigation, and now anyone can get a gadget that instantly negates that learning curve. Hardly seems fair...
I don't have a SkyScout, but I do have a Celestron 8i "goto" scope (with the older 2.2 firmware), as well as a couple others... I live in a very light polluted environment, and I would welcome being able to quickly identify alignment stars for the 8i's goto function.
IMO for folks that live in an urban environment, this kind of gizmo could be useful - e.g., for me to allow me to quickly get my scope aligned for deep(ish)-sky work.
Actually, if you are in a very light polluted area, it should be very easy to select alignment stars as you would have fewer to choose from and they would be the brightest. So for your use, a simple planisphere would serve you very well. (As I am using)
If you haven't tried one, pick up a good planisphere and give it a go. Save $150 too!
Thank you so much. I wanted to make the point that astronomy is all about SEEING and discovery. Not pointing a toy at the sky and listening to a cornball recording.
Would you then that a telescope and a book is the way to go then?
Any suggestions for any sort of optical device i could you to look at our sky thats quality and a good price? I see your wall behind you so im guessing you know whats up.
Thank you! I think we are too bound by entertainment and don't do enough thinking. I would like more people to pick up a telescope than a MySky. Better to actually SEE something!
In the past few days I've been REALLY into astronomy, and mythical space stuff, so i'm...... like trying to find a way to enhance my skill and imagination, what product do u think I should buy or try?
Well it seems as though someone assisted you with finding some good books. But the money wasted on SkyScout might have gone toward treatment. You seem edgy. Astronomy can be very soothing. Good luck with it! And my your own eyes someday see some of the objects you 'heard' about with your SkyScout.
I owe you an apology. I was starting amateur astronomy and got a SkyScout to help me learn more about celestial objects. It was fun to discover objects with my binocs and use the SkyScout to learn more. You've shown that enhancing my hobby with electronics is an abomination to real astronomers. Rest assured that I've smashed my SkyScout to bits and ceased looking at the night sky in hopes of appeasing the gods of astronomy; a pantheon of which you clearly consider yourself a member.
You must have used a different type of SkyScout than what I owned. There was no video with my SkyScout. It told you what you were looking at (with your naked eye) or it helped you find a particular celestial object. Nothing cheesy, unless helpful directions and lots of background information is considered cheesy. It taught me tons. But, of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. No one would be arrogant enough to decry a product without first knowing how it works.
First of all, you can't see 99% of the objects with your naked eye, scout. So really, you had no idea what you were looking at or if the thing was even close. Second, there is a great innovation serving the same purpose but you don't need batteries or a GPS. It's called a book. Try one. I'm sure someone can tell you where you can find one.
If you dumped the junk, you might find that you actually like astronomy...or TV.
If my choice in supplemental educational gear like SkyScout was so abysmal, how could I expect to choose the right books? I've buried my nose in Dickinson's book, Nightwatch; surely not up to your standards. And books by Ferris and Plait taught me nothing about the science of cosmology. Dozens of episode of the BBC's "The Sky at Night" only filled me with pure enthusiasm, so I'm sure you'll have something bad to say about that. I wish I knew as much as you. No, I wish I WAS you!
Your drugs should have worn off by the time you read this. The point of astronomy is to look at the sky, not to fiddle around with cheesy, junk electronics. You should try it sometime. Compare looking at Venus with your naked eye to the stupid video of MYSky.
dude the whole point of astronomy is to learn not to view LED lights. Your prototype is a piece of junk. The celestron and meade are not. Get your facts right pal
skyscout as got the edge on your design your design you still got to have a encyclopedia galatica skyscout has 6000 stars in its dater base so no need for a book yes its got a really bad vioce but for them who dont and them who do read its like having your own personal teacher..and it wont get wood worm...good vid
Yes, but payments in gold are required. None of that paper stuff is accepted here!
SeeIntoSpace 1 month ago
JA JA JA Greath Job, Well Done
juankframe 3 months ago
Fiddle away.
SeeIntoSpace 7 months ago
Ugh...I give up...I like my sky scout, and the kids like it too, they spend time outside fiddling with it, more than if they had to try to figure it out on their own. Peace.
hrdnoxx 7 months ago
Well done! It's sad how people think you have to be a "Die Hard Astronomer" to read a Planisphere. I guess it's easier to let someone (or something) do the work for you.
Shocko1010 9 months ago
apart from it does not have all the star names on it
MrSpenne 10 months ago
- RESPECT-
:)))
Tranxonic 1 year ago
con't from below... tonnes of hours learning, and now....for someone to have all that at their fingertips without the hard work...you're bitter.
Too bad.
hrdnoxx 1 year ago
@hrdnoxx You are correct, it's a toy. And it's about as silly as facing east and believing you are looking at Europe. You do realize that you cannot see most of the objects, right?
SeeIntoSpace 1 year ago
I just got the Celestron Sky Scout for Chrismas. Laugh all you want...I'm not a die hard astronomer, nor am I someone who can identify objects in the sky as easily as someone who has been doing this for years. I find the Celestron can immediately identify a star, planet whatever...a lot faster than I'd be able to look it up. It's a fun toy. I get your video...but you are talking like a semi-pro back yardist who has spent oodles of money on scopes and tonnes of hours learning...
hrdnoxx 1 year ago
Excellent!! That's what I've been telling people who are thinking about shelling out this kind of money. You can get star charts that will do exactly the same thing that the celestron does for less than ten bucks!.
Grisostomo06 1 year ago
You guys are great. Thanks for the comments.
SeeIntoSpace 1 year ago
This vid made me giggle, Thank you :) . I don't think the "My Sky" has been released here in the U.K., but the one I used (on an open day at an observatory), created fascination and curiosity amongst people (young and old) who were not academically minded. It was wonderful to see (especially) youngsters try and fool the toy by pointing at at the ground and magically see the description for their planet; then the conflict flitter across their face as they realise that this is a true planet.
mrwidjet 1 year ago
This made me giggle, Thank you :) . I don't think the "My Sky" has been released here in the U.K., but the one I used (on an open day at an observatory), created fascination and curiosity amongst people (young and old) who were not academically minded. It was wonderful to see (especially) youngsters try and fool the toy by pointing at at the ground and magically see the description for their planet; then the conflict flitter across their face as they realise that this is a true planet.
mrwidjet 1 year ago
@SeeIntoSpace This made me giggle, Thank you :) . I don't think the "My Sky" has been released here in the U.K., but the one I used (on an open day at an observatory), created fascination and curiosity amongst people (young and old) who were not academically minded.
mrwidjet 1 year ago
@SeeIntoSpace It was wonderful to see (especially) youngsters try and fool the toy by pointing at at the ground and magically see the description for their planet; then the conflict flitter across their face as they realise that this is a true planet
mrwidjet 1 year ago
@SeeIntoSpace hahahahahah pardon the french here its the englishman in me that video was so freakin funny hahah im dieing laughing here absolutely never a true word spoken love the way you hold a seriosu face when completely taking the absolute piss out of computer watchers who need an education in the real sky nothing digital lmao
ian77efc 1 year ago
Very funny, and saved me some money as well.Thanks
spiderroof 1 year ago
LOOOOL, you made my day!
theblacklodge80 1 year ago
Hilarious. Thanks.
kylerobinsonyoung 1 year ago
If you want to do REAL astronomy, visit SeeIntoSpace---happy to assist anyone wishing to make use of that telescope stuck in the closet.
SeeIntoSpace 1 year ago
Love it!!!! Lol
dazjlukins 1 year ago
I want people to SEE things in the night sky. I personally am of the opinion that too much commercial astronomy R&D went into toys and not enough into awareness. (Outreach)
SeeIntoSpace 1 year ago
Is this a joke?
theoxiiii 1 year ago
@theoxiiii yes
ChainsawDoode 1 year ago
OK Qiuero uno de esos!! 5*
pinito25 1 year ago
Technology is a terrible thing.
ldcrumley 2 years ago
Fantastic! I want to buy one!!!
Can I get it before Christmas? With an iPod support?
Very funny video! 5 Stars!!!
paulo2alexandre 2 years ago
A jacket can 'get them out there'. There is a certain tongue in cheek quality to this video.
Happy observing!
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
I've been observing for over half a century. I don't own a goto, I use binoculars for finding deep sky objects. However, if Skyscout gets people out there and they find Skyscout enhances their experience than I don't have a problem with it.
carlcat 2 years ago
Hi Chris, I'm a skyscout owner in Australia. I use it to save time with polar alignment in new locations to get close to HIP071348, then I hand it to anyone who wants a go. It has it's merrits but I understand your point of view. Funny vid, I liked it!
PERVISJAYFURLONG 2 years ago
The main thing is to get out and see the universe.
Take care and enjoy those southern skies!
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
Not jealousy. I want people to see things with their own eyes. It's silly to point a toy at the sky and get a Hubble image with a sound message. You can do that with a computer. I prefer to see people get a good, basic telescope and see things.
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
I understand your purist perspective on these sorts of products. I feel the same way about people who use GPS rather than a map & compass, especially in an urban environment. I guess computerized telescopes are a bit silly too.
Sometimes I almost think it's jealousy... we've spent years learning about terrestial and celestial navigation, and now anyone can get a gadget that instantly negates that learning curve. Hardly seems fair...
jayar1111 2 years ago
Dan,
You should left your comment up. It was OK.
The point of this is that I want people to see these things with their own eyes---that's what astronomy is all about.
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
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dandude606 2 years ago
Your sarcasm is noted...
I don't have a SkyScout, but I do have a Celestron 8i "goto" scope (with the older 2.2 firmware), as well as a couple others... I live in a very light polluted environment, and I would welcome being able to quickly identify alignment stars for the 8i's goto function.
IMO for folks that live in an urban environment, this kind of gizmo could be useful - e.g., for me to allow me to quickly get my scope aligned for deep(ish)-sky work.
Nice toys, BTW.
blave549 2 years ago
Actually, if you are in a very light polluted area, it should be very easy to select alignment stars as you would have fewer to choose from and they would be the brightest. So for your use, a simple planisphere would serve you very well. (As I am using)
If you haven't tried one, pick up a good planisphere and give it a go. Save $150 too!
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
this is hillarious!!!
kressrises 2 years ago
Thank you so much. I wanted to make the point that astronomy is all about SEEING and discovery. Not pointing a toy at the sky and listening to a cornball recording.
I pity people who bought that junk---
Enjoy astronomy!
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
Would you then that a telescope and a book is the way to go then?
Any suggestions for any sort of optical device i could you to look at our sky thats quality and a good price? I see your wall behind you so im guessing you know whats up.
ConsumedByDrums 2 years ago
Great! so funny, well done nice video
satrun3000 2 years ago
Thank you! I think we are too bound by entertainment and don't do enough thinking. I would like more people to pick up a telescope than a MySky. Better to actually SEE something!
Chris Reich
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
In the past few days I've been REALLY into astronomy, and mythical space stuff, so i'm...... like trying to find a way to enhance my skill and imagination, what product do u think I should buy or try?
Pureaura472 2 years ago
Well it seems as though someone assisted you with finding some good books. But the money wasted on SkyScout might have gone toward treatment. You seem edgy. Astronomy can be very soothing. Good luck with it! And my your own eyes someday see some of the objects you 'heard' about with your SkyScout.
Best of luck to you.
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
I owe you an apology. I was starting amateur astronomy and got a SkyScout to help me learn more about celestial objects. It was fun to discover objects with my binocs and use the SkyScout to learn more. You've shown that enhancing my hobby with electronics is an abomination to real astronomers. Rest assured that I've smashed my SkyScout to bits and ceased looking at the night sky in hopes of appeasing the gods of astronomy; a pantheon of which you clearly consider yourself a member.
DslainteC 2 years ago
I welcome you the universe that you can see and explore with your own eyes! Enjoy it, it's far too beautiful for cheezy video.
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
You must have used a different type of SkyScout than what I owned. There was no video with my SkyScout. It told you what you were looking at (with your naked eye) or it helped you find a particular celestial object. Nothing cheesy, unless helpful directions and lots of background information is considered cheesy. It taught me tons. But, of course, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. No one would be arrogant enough to decry a product without first knowing how it works.
DslainteC 2 years ago
First of all, you can't see 99% of the objects with your naked eye, scout. So really, you had no idea what you were looking at or if the thing was even close. Second, there is a great innovation serving the same purpose but you don't need batteries or a GPS. It's called a book. Try one. I'm sure someone can tell you where you can find one.
If you dumped the junk, you might find that you actually like astronomy...or TV.
Chris
SeeIntoSpace 2 years ago
If my choice in supplemental educational gear like SkyScout was so abysmal, how could I expect to choose the right books? I've buried my nose in Dickinson's book, Nightwatch; surely not up to your standards. And books by Ferris and Plait taught me nothing about the science of cosmology. Dozens of episode of the BBC's "The Sky at Night" only filled me with pure enthusiasm, so I'm sure you'll have something bad to say about that. I wish I knew as much as you. No, I wish I WAS you!
DslainteC 2 years ago
LMAO That is funny! I love it!
stargazertony 3 years ago
Thanks!
SeeIntoSpace 3 years ago
Your drugs should have worn off by the time you read this. The point of astronomy is to look at the sky, not to fiddle around with cheesy, junk electronics. You should try it sometime. Compare looking at Venus with your naked eye to the stupid video of MYSky.
SeeIntoSpace 3 years ago
dude the whole point of astronomy is to learn not to view LED lights. Your prototype is a piece of junk. The celestron and meade are not. Get your facts right pal
tjardine1234 3 years ago
do u provide termite insurance? Great video!
bad2bone50 3 years ago
IT SUCKS!!!!!!
atsobanakis 3 years ago
That's exactly why I recommend avoiding the MySky. Waste of money. But my design actually works unlike most of the junk from Meade.
SeeIntoSpace 3 years ago
COOL! No batteries, no goofy GPS etc. Looks like it "just works perfectly"
KA7EII 3 years ago
WOW..HAHAH:)
MADE MY DAY!!!
Chrisjr2007 3 years ago
LOLL..nice!!
8xMIKEGRAVEL4LIFEx8 3 years ago
very good - i burst out laughing !!
jmorrell22 3 years ago 2
Thanks. I really try to foster an interest in ASTRONOMY and I would rather see people buy a decent telescope than waste money on "My Sky".
SeeIntoSpace 3 years ago
Great Video!
gearfinger 3 years ago
skyscout as got the edge on your design your design you still got to have a encyclopedia galatica skyscout has 6000 stars in its dater base so no need for a book yes its got a really bad vioce but for them who dont and them who do read its like having your own personal teacher..and it wont get wood worm...good vid
slupmed 3 years ago
You make some good points. I've worked out the wood worm issue by apply 2 coats of varnish!
SeeIntoSpace 3 years ago