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March 16, 2006

Sky Scout Star Finder:
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"The SkyScout is a revolutionary handheld device that uses advanced GPS technology with point and click convenience to instantly identify thousands of stars, planets, constellations and more.

Simply point the SkyScout at any star in the sky and click the "target" button. The SkyScout will instantly tell you what object you are looking at.

To locate a star or planet, select the object's name from the menu and follow the directional arrows through the viewfinder. SkyScout tells you when you are on target. It's that easy!

Once you have targeted an object the real fun begins. The SkyScout includes entertaining and educational audio and text information, including facts, trivia, history and mythology about our most popular celestial objects. A fun learning tool for all ages, the SkyScout personal planetarium puts the knowledge of an expert astronomer in the palm of your hand."

More info at SkyScout

I don't know how this thing could possibly work. It would have to have a GPS, a digital compass, gyroscopes *and* vision processing with a complete sky map and an intense algorithm that could identify what part of the sky you are seeing when only some stars are visible due to light pollution.
-Don

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