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Gifts for Star Gazing Dads 2010

November 6, 2008 by Paul Banas Leave a Comment

Astronomy and star-gazing has always been a great dad and child experience. Nothing beats lying on the grass on a warm August evening staring up in the sky and conveying the majesty and mystery of the heavens to a small child. This is a completely free activity, there are also plenty of accessories around if you’re so inclined. Here are a few of our favorites this year:

 

1. Moon in my room – $39 – This light up moon hangs on your wall and shows the moon in 12
different settings, controlled by an infrared remote control. An audio
CD tells more about the moon.

 

2. Planisphere watch– $59.95 – This watch glows in the dark for 2-3 hours. It’s a great
present for the astronomy geek who always wants to take advantage of a
dark night sky. The watch shows northern constellations only.

 

3.  Celestron Skyscout – $199 (50% cheaper than in 2007) – The Skyscout uses GPS to ID and
8000 starts and planets and then will even tell you about via audio or
text. All the astronomer has to do is point this gadget into the night
sky and it actually finds constellations for you. As one reviewer on
Amazon says, “This is the astronomy device I’ve been waiting for all my
life.”


4.  Orion Star Target Planisphere  – $11.00 – This
stargazing the old fashioned way, with a map of the heavens you hold up
in the night sky. You’ll also need a red flashlight to read the map in
the dark.

 

5.  Barska Travel Telescope – 59.95 – Savings priced telescope for aspiring astronomers with 300X
magnification and a 5×24 finder scope. Don’t expect the world, but this
is a good intro telescope. Minor to major inconvenience is the table
level telescope. It’s perfect for setting up on a picnic table and
taking turns looking from there, but impossible to use at ground level.

Happy stargazing!

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Paul Banas

About Paul Banas

Paul Banas is happy married dad of two great kids living in San Francisco. He writes now about kids, new technology and how the two interact for GreatDad.com and for Pregnancy Magazine (pregnancymagazine.com) where he is also the publisher.

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