Posts Tagged ‘ amateur ’

Amateur astronomers using backyard telescopes were the first to detect two small objects that burned up in Jupiter’s atmosphere on June 3 and Aug. 20. Professional astronomers at NASA and other institutions followed up on the discovery and gathered detailed information on the objects, which produced bright spots on Jupiter. The object that caused...
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I had the strangest dream last night that blew me away and it’s made me want to get into astronomy as a hobby. Basically I want to be able to know the constellations, see them clearly through a telescope, see the planets clearly, the moon etc. Where do I start? Book suggestions please? There...
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AP – Jupiter has gotten whacked again. View full post on Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy
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For many people there first home telescope happens to be a Tasco astronomy telescope. A Tasco astronomy telescope may not be the best astronomy telescope on the market, however, it has allowed people easy entry into the hobby of astronomy and looking at the stars and other space objects. I remember a...
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I am looking for a standard dish, SETI Amateur Grade, with a receiver, and a software to actually control the dish. I would plan to mount it on a city block. How much would the whole equipment cost? I saw a site which sells radio astronomy amateur supply’s. http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/jml0.html I am looking for a...
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Recently I have become interested in the idea of amateur astronomy. How much do I need to spend on a telescope to be able to see anything interesting? What kind of telescope do I need? What strength magnification do I need? How much do I need to spend?
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