Telescope with Video Capture

Did you manage to catch the Perseid meteor shower this past Monday? I mean, REALLY catch it? Imagine being able to take incredibly zoomed photos — or even videos — of your favorite celestial events. Ok, now imagine that there’s already a product out there that won’t cost you an arm and a leg and we’ll tell you about the Telescope with Video Capture available at Gadget Universe.

For about the same price as you’d pay for a mid-range digital camera these days, you can pick up a professional digital camera with a built in telescope that lets you zoom between 15x and 45x with a full 60mm of light capture. And while this is great for star catching, the applications are limitless — take it to the game to pick easy photos of the goal line from 100 yards away, use it on hiking trips to capture wildlife without needing to get close enough that you disturb the area, or set up for beautifully zoomed landscape shots. If your digital zoom lens is a big disappointment, the Video Capture Telescope with a built-in 3.1 megapixel camera is ready to tackle your long shots.

The camera, able to record stills and video images, comes with an SD memory card slot and stores images in JPG format for easy sharing. Powered by 4 AA batteries, the unit will auto-power off after 17 minutes of inactivity to preserve your Energizer bunny, and arrives at your doorstep packaged with a tripod for easy stabilization. For $499.95, this may be the camera you’ve been waiting for to capture those faraway pictures.