Posts Tagged ‘ Astronomical ’

Earth-based observations Galileo did not invent the telescope, but he did refine its design. He built refracting telescopes which produced an upright image, and masked out the edge of the front lens of his telescope to overcome spherical aberration. Galileo was the first to use a telescope to make systematic astronomical observations of the...
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According to a paper published as part of the Astrophysical Journal Letters recently, astronomers have been able to use their telescopes to detect interesting activity on Jupiter. This group of both amateur and professional astronomers have been able to see the planet being hit by a number of asteroids when gazing through their telescopes....
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  You know the old Hughes Mearns poem, “As I was going up the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there . . .” Astronomers study objects we assume are really there. But sometimes they’re not. A few months ago we mentioned rainbows, which stirred some controversy. Are they there7. Sort of. A...
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Do you want to buy astronomical telescopes, but dont want to go through a 300 page book to discover how to buy a telescope? In this article, you will find out very quick how to buy astronomical telescopes. You can then find how to get a telescope within the next 72 hours! The countdown...
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Hubble telescope pictures are very clear and beautiful of cosmos. Also the pictures from mars look clear as we take pictures on earth. Is it the same digital camera tchnology used or something else ?
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When we look into the sky, we see things like faces, North America, eyes and horse’s heads. What might aliens see objects as? For instance, aren’t they quite likely to see eyes as well because of convergent evolution? Does the Orion Nebula, for example, look exactly like a continent on another planet?
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For most people, telescope is easily associated to the stars, the planets, asteroids, the moon and its craters and the heavens in general. In my case, when I see a even just the simple reflecting telescope (or maybe a telescope observatory or planetarium) I can only quickly think about astronomy and how this optical...
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