Upcoming Event
December 'Tech Talks' Meeting
New Technology: Smart Telescopes
Presented by Richard Spitzer
There was a time when only professional astronomers using giant or space telescopes could take photographs of deep sky objects such as galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. During the last few years, a new fairly inexpensive technology has come on the market, Smart Scopes. These compact combo telescope and camera packages are run by smart phone apps, automatically know where everything is in the sky, and save beautiful photos to your iPhone or Android phone. On Monday, December 16, 1:00 PM, Tech Talks by the Saddlebrooke Computer Club will present a talk on Smart Scopes. Richard Spitzer, Vice-President of the Saddlebrooke Computer Club and organizer of star parties in Saddlebrooke for the Saddlebrooke SkyGazers Astronomy Club will talk about smart scopes in general, demonstrate his Seestar S50 smart scope ($499), and show photos he has taken with it.
Photo credit: Andromeda Galaxy by Richard Spitzer using Seestar S50 Smart Scope
Monday, December 16th @ 1PM at The DesertView Theater
