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Re: Learn the stars, by phone
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 May 14, 12:17 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 May 14, 12:17 -0700
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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---