Friday, January 19, 2007

Celestron, one of the world's leading designer, manufacturer and importer of high-quality Celestron telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes and related accessories, officially announced the availability of SkyTour cards to be used with its award-winning Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium. Celestron's Astronomy for Beginners and The Sky Explorer SkyTour cards fit easily into SkyScout's built-in SD slot and take stargazers on a 'real time' interactive cosmic journey of exploration and discovery that includes in-depth information on specific astronomy topics and more than 6,000 viewable celestial objects. Celestron's Astronomy for Beginners SkyTour card uses the SkyScout to guide users through an interactive tour of the night sky with lessons that address an array of astronomical topics including: a detailed tutorial and tour of the planets, stars, galaxies, clusters, nebulae, constellations, and asterisms that are easily viewed in the night sky; a guide to astronomical distances between celestial objects; lessons in star-hopping and navigation; an in-depth look at the colors and types of stars; a study of celestial movement and the phases of the moon.