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MySky GPS Star Tracker

Oh gadgetry, sweet gadgetry! How do I love thee? A lot. And it’s due to stuff like this. The MySky GPS Star Tracker has a ‘built-in GPS, LCD screen, magnetic north sensors, electronic accelerometers,’ plus some other stuff. As my favorite Geeks describe it, ‘it’s a hi-tech virtual tour guide to your starry skies.’ How do you work the thing? Like this:

Take the MySky out of its package, plug in some batteries, go outside, preferably at night although even when you can't see them, the stars are still there during the day. Now let the MySky figure out its location and time via GPS. There are three different basic modes to using the night sky - Identify, Find, & Guided Tour. In 'Identify' Mode, the default, you will be presented with a real time LCD view of the night sky, complete with constellations. Simply point it to the object of choice in the real sky, and shoot. It will identify! You can also take a 'Guided Tour' of the best objects available to you at the moment based on your location, date & time. Finally, if you want to locate a specific object (planet, comet, galaxy, etc.) - you can navigate through the menus, select the item and your MySky will point out its location in the real sky.

At 300 bucks a pop, one of these babies wouldn’t be the cheapest thing in out backpacks, but it just might be the coolest!

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astronomy stars nighttime gadgetry electronics