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Computer-controlled telescopes

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Article in this week's Circuits section of the New York Times about computer-controlled backyard telescopes like Celestron's NexStar 60GT (pictured at right), where all you have to do to find a celestial body is punch in whatever star, planet, or constellation you're looking for and the telescope can automatically point you towards it. Sorta takes the fun out of the whole process, but we're not saying we wouldn't use one.