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Re: Learn the stars, by phone
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2009 May 14, 16:16 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2009 May 14, 16:16 -0400
Yes, very good points. Beats the heck out of a flashlight and holding sky maps upside down. I can see the kids fighting over it now, though! :) On May 14, 2009, at 3:17 PM,wrote: > > Hi Fred. > > You wrote: > "That sounds very cool. One quibble is that I'm not sure I would want > to call the ability to identify stars with an iPhone a "skill." But > then kids are very skilled at operating such devices." > > Right. I agree. It's a tool that DEVELOPS that skill of finding > stars. And if you can't wait to get the tool on an iPhone or an > iPhony, I would add that Ken Gebhart's "Celestaire" sells the > currently-available SkyScout at a reasonable price along with a > nice selection of accessories: > http://celestaire.com/catalog/Starfinding/Sky_Scout/ > > Kevin Kelly's "Cool Tools" site has a nice review of SkyScout here: > http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003096.php > which does a nice job describing how kids take to it. > > -FER > PS: If you visit the "Cool Tools" site, try searching on > "Centennia" (shameless plug). > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---