Death Star Planetarium

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on April 11th, 2010

You and I both know that you have enough Star Wars collectibles. You probably don’t need another one. But we both know that you are going to buy this no matter what I say. I mean, how often to see a Death Star Planetarium?

You can pre-order it now for $25 and it will arrive sometime during the third quarter. It will help you learn the stars in the Star Wars universe and our own, instead of destroying Princess Leia’s home planet.

StellarWindow lets you stargaze with USB

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on September 8th, 2008

StellarWindow lets you stargaze with USBStellarWindow comes from students in Japan and consists of software and a USB dongle, to assist those who love to gaze out at the night sky. It will give you all of the names and stars in all of the constellations. Because hey, you like to look, but you probably don’t know everything. The software works with the USB dongle that has a built-in compass and tilt sensor.

When the software is installed and the USB dongle connected, the dongle will figure out where you are and can point to things in the sky at your location. The software also sports built-in voice recognition so you can ask it to find certain celestial bodies. The software isn’t available to buy just yet, but the students have formed a company and they plan to release the StellarWindow software sometime this year for about $244. Seems a tad expensive, but if you really love stargazing, I imagine it’s A LOT cheaper then your telescope.

Watch the sky with the Planisphere watch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on May 19th, 2008

Watch the sky with the Planisphere watch
The Planisphere Watch will show you the constellations visible in the Northern Hemisphere (between 35 & 50 degrees latitude). Just turn the bezel so the current time is aligned with the date to determine which major constellations are visible. The watch features a 43mm diameter brass case and crystal dome lens with a rubber band that has stainless steel links.

It has quartz movement and a “super luminescent” dial that illuminates the star chart for 2-3 hours without batteries. It is a guaranteed nerd conversation starter, but the watch face is small, so it’s only going to to show a handful of constellations.