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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 Posted in Telescopes and binoculars | No Comments »
A telescope is a viewing instrument that utilizes the refraction or reflecting of light rays & allows for images to be brought closer. This capturing of light is accomplished through ... Read more..Sunday, October 28th, 2007 Posted in General Astronomy | No Comments »
What child hasn't looked up into the night sky & marveled at the sight? These tiny specs of light painted against the infinite background of space have inspired poets to ... Read more..Sunday, October 28th, 2007 Posted in Aliens and Wild Speculation | No Comments »
Several decades ago, books by insurance salesman Erich von Daniken caused an international sensation as he depicted photographs of large-stone edifices hard to believe built by primitive humans. His dreams ... Read more..Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Posted in Telescopes and binoculars | 1 Comment »
The beginning of the Meade Telescope Company spawned lots of excitement. For the first time a mass produced planet telescope was made that was of value to beginners & advanced ... Read more..Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Telescopes and binoculars | No Comments »
When looking up at the sky, there comes a time when our thirst to see the stars in there full splendour rather then little dots becomes more than a desire. ... Read more..Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 Posted in General Astronomy | No Comments »
For thousands of years, human beings have used the night sky to navigate, keep track of the seasons, and inspire myths & legends. The tradition of naming stars is as ... Read more..Sunday, October 21st, 2007 Posted in Telescopes and binoculars | No Comments »
Basic Telescope Designs The job of a telescope is to collect light, not to magnify an image (the eyepiece does that job). The larger the objective (the part that ... Read more..Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Posted in Kids and Astronomy | No Comments »
I caught the astronomy bug at an early age. It was right after my dinosaur-obsession & right before my car-obsession. Unfortunately, my interest in astronomy ended as abruptly as it ... Read more..Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Posted in General Astronomy | No Comments »
Heralding a new age in the cosmos, Norwegian Kristian Birkeland predicted that the universe likely consisted of an exotic component that would later be called dark matter. His comments about ... Read more..Thursday, October 18th, 2007 Posted in Telescopes and binoculars | No Comments »
Aiming a telescope at the night sky has been one of my hobbies for quite a few years. Ever since I was a kid I spent many evenings gazing up ... Read more..