Now you can peek on you neighbors like Galileo with parkinsons
593153
Now you can peek on you neighbors like Galileo with parkinsons! So small that you can't NOT shake all to beat hell when peeping on things.
3101919
As advertised and in good condition.  Once batteries installed, blinking light worked as stated.  They really look real and make people conscious of being watched.  Works extremely well with curious neighbors.
1188511
its heavey and stable and easy to spot planets and on land and you don't have to put your eye on the view finder just look through it from the bottom of the scope.
3944659
Easy tu use, measure similarity to my friends fancy range finder
4900313
I am very impressed with the brightness and range which provides sufficient lighting for my back yard needs.  The smallest animals such as rabbits or cats will trigger the sensor and this is a great way of knowing who or what is lurking in your back yard.

Will order many of these again.
4400261
I got this so I can spy on my hot neighbor... Her house is about 500ft. away... She's a lot more attractive from far away...
1861714
The three remote sensors were exactly what I needed: Outside, Garage, and Attic.

The data displays all the pertinent data: pressure, humidity, temp, moon phase, and syncs time from the Atomic reference clocks in Colorado.

I concur with the comments about visibility - you have to be in narrow field of view to see all the numbers and weather trend.  Like using polarized sunglasses on some LCD displays.  Deducted 1 star for this.
1286202
After reading a number of reviews of telescopes and various articles on backyard astronomy, I took the consistent advice of the various sources and bought binoculars.  From the reviews (external reviews as well) and the price, the Celestron 15 x 70s seemed to be a good choice.

As soon as I opened the box (well packed from the shipper) I was a bit surprised by the size and weight.  Believe the other reviewers, you probably won't want to hold these for an extended period.  A tripod is inexpensive and highly recommended.  I'm using a Targus model TG-6600TR (extends to 66" tall), allowing me to look at many objects while standing up.  Also, because of the magnification, it is hard to hold the binoculars steady enough for decent stargazing.

The binoculars feel solid and well-built.  The coating on the outside makes them easy to hold, and the focuser is easy to adjust and doesn't have excess play.  The diopter is a bit more of a challenge, but the whole operation is simple enough (I think it just takes a bit of practice and patience).  For me the ability to adjust for wearing glasses is a big plus.  On that topic, the long eye relief is also great for anyone wearing glasses.

Ok, on to the good stuff...what can you see with these?  Once I had them attached to the tripod, adjusted, and focused, I turned them up to the sky.  I'm gazing from my backyard in the city, so light pollution is an issue.  The easiest target that night was Jupiter.  With the naked eye, Jupiter was a big, bright point.  Through the binoculars, Jupiter took shape as a orange-yellow sphere (please do NOT think you will see detail like those Hubble telescope images).  What I found amazing was seeing Jupiter's four largest moons, even as points of light.  After a few minutes staring, I turned the binoculars at the constellation Orion and the famous nebula.  What appears as a faint, fuzzy patch to the naked eye is a hazy, but brilliant sight.  If I looked slightly away from the nebula, I could make out some shape to the gaseous clouds.  The Pleiades, Mars, and even the Andromeda galaxy are all easy enough targets, and even from an area with modest light pollution.

I haven't been able to test these out on Saturn yet, but it should be higher in the sky in the March / April evenings.  I'm looking forward to getting away from the city lights on a clear night to really give these binoculars a test.

At this price (especially with free shipping) the Celestron 15 x 70s are an excellent deal, and are an inexpensive way to begin stargazing.  While you may not see all those awe-inspiring images from the Hubble telescope, you will be looking at a live show that will never cease to satisfy.
18483
this thing works great now i can just look down at quick glance and see where i am going or see who is calling me love this thing thank u.
4614654
Taking this robot looking gadget out of the box was a treat. Too bad it can't be mounted that way; looks like a little robot face so we've named it Leon, who has an undetermined relationship to Wallee. To business: this thing works and works well. A bit difficult to adapt to the pre-existing outside mount but very doable. Sensor is snappy, lights are nice and bright. I was surprised people didn't have questions about the wiring since the color coding is a bit different but a quick search solved that. Well built, worked right out of the box. This one lights our driveway.
3210362
This is pretty neat.  Not only does it tell you if something is level, it tells you how out of level things are.  It has magnets so you can stick it on something metal and walk off.  The display turns over when you turn it upside down. It comes with batteries.  You can use it to check for plumb. It comes in a very nice case that zips up.  The laser is pretty cool too.  At least the cats thought it was nifty.  I can see where it would come in handy if you want to make sure something is level with something way over there, but the cats seemed to really like it.
2027280
Isn't it amazing this exists?  A device that calculates your speed by constantly checking your position using signals from satellites!  And it records this data so you can download it to your computer and see a high resolution map of your route plus detailed records of your speed and elevation.  With an effective light and rechargeable battery!

Anyway, back on the planet, for less than some wired speedometers this has most of the functions of high-end bicycle computers with a more convenient form factor.  The screen is a little less than an inch and a half high.  My old eyes find even the speed and distance a little hard to read while riding.  The elapsed time is more of a problem and the clock is all but impossible to make out while moving.  You can change what shows in what position from your PC.  There is a TOD (time of day) screen that's easily legible, but it's outside the training and recording mode.

It says somewhere this is auto-start.  More like auto-resume.  To start in training mode you go outside (so the satellites are "visible" to the device), hold the on button for an eternity, then the enter button for a lifetime, then press start, select "o," and enter again.  The elapsed time begins to run, but if you don't have at least two bars (representing satellites) showing in the upper right corner - you wait.  This can take twenty or thirty seconds even out in the open.  Once the necessary satellite signals have been acquired by the device it will light and chirp and display a box saying, "auto-resume."  When you start riding you'll see the speed indication and after about fifty feet (if you have the units set to miles) the first hundredth of a mile will be showing on the odometer.  You can stop for a while and it will still auto-resume and you can just turn the whole thing off when you get there.  It lights and chirps each time you fall below the auto-resume parameter which you can set.

The included software has had some minor glitches on my Windows 7 PC, but the device was instantly recognized and drivers installed automatically.  The Google maps accessed through the software have only limited function in my experience.  You can do only a little zooming and moving before the maps stall.  The track is wonderfully accurate though.  I can see not only that I crossed a street, but how.

Setup was a little frustrating as well.  Let's just say you would do well to know your height, weight, home elevation, and wheel diameter in metric units before starting the process.  Also, after setup, most of the good stuff is accessed by pressing and holding the enter button on the right side.  The instructions are understandable although the grammar is not.

As with most such devices the designers seem to have been napping when the concept of "significant digits" was being taught.  Although you're given the exact time your ride started and ended, down to hundredths of seconds, and even time stopped as a separate, highly accurate number, it doesn't actually count any time stopped.  So far that number has always been zero, even if I stop at the gas station for snacks.  The accuracy is also impacted when you ride under trees or behind buildings, even paved bike path tree cover and suburban buildings.  It's pretty obvious that the speed and mileage displayed drop when you're down to one bar or less showing, but otherwise there doesn't seem to be any mention or adjustment in the recorded statistics.

You can apparently use the device for directions if you can get the track you want to follow into the unit.  So far the only way I can see to do that is to first ride it myself or get it from someone else who has it recorded in the right format.  Although the device obviously exports to Google maps, I haven't found a way to import a Google map-plotted route.  Now that would be useful!

This model is the most basic.  There are two others.  The second can use ANT signals from your bike sensors and/or heart monitor.
4799945
Love this little robot. It's so much fun to play with. It even seems to have a personality. The pre-programmed movements are fun to use when you're showing it off to friends. Aligning it outdoors is problematic because it's hard to see the blue light inside the sphere.
104099
Loooooooved it. This is my first telescope, and I s*** you not when I say its just awesome! Here's what I personally saw:
1. The moon in delightful, stunning detail, its craters, its phases etc. You can even, with some effort, click a lovely pic with your mobile!
2. Venus, mostly just as a yellow-golden focused blob
3. Jupiter, barely three of its many 'stripes' and its four Galilean moons as dots in an apparent straight line; pretty humbling to think that this was what Galileo Galilei probably saw when he discovered them!
4. Saturn and its rings!!!!! Yayyiieee
5. Orion Nebula; not very impressive as far as looks are concerned, but being a nebula its something strikingly different from most of the other things you can see in the sky
(6. Mars, but I haven't checked it out yet. Not sure of Uranus and Neptune. DON'T try searching for Mercury; the sun's dangerous. Almost sure (ex) Pluto's not a possibility)

Worth every penny. Even if you use the telescope JUST ONCE in your entire life to see the each of the above for a single time. I was moved to tears after seeing all that I did.

The only thing I'm only worried of is of someone paranoid misunderstanding me and shooting me down; what with the guns being legal in Texas...
2270224
This really changes the sight picture for tired old eyes.
1689882
Cool little unit combined with the solar panel it can be put nearly anywhere there is sun & a network to keep an eye on things or watch your dog tear up his dog bed.
2342232
The motion feature is particularly handy as it detects animals as well as humans!  We were running late to get home when a service man arrived first and rang doorbell.  I was able to talk to him and tell him we would arrive in a few!! Otherwise, we would have missed him and had to reschedule.