Monday, February 25th, 2008 at
12:05 pm
Telescope Mount A Harmonic Geared Telescope Mount Moving b The Getty Villa Malibu After 8 years and $275 million, the magnificent Getty Villa is receiving guests again. A ticket is still one of the most sought-after items in the city. Built in 1974 on the edge of a Malibu Bluff with dazzling views of the [...]
Monday, February 25th, 2008 at
6:24 am
Power Astronomy Have you ever wanted to soar high in the sky? How about feeling so light and airy that you can reach the clouds? Or how about dreaming of being able to actually reach not just the clouds but even the space beyond and play with the stars and visit the moon and the [...]
Monday, February 25th, 2008 at
5:46 am
Barlow Lens MOON- 3X BARLOW LENS To ensure the quality of telescope optics, a very sensitive technique known as star testing is performed. Albeit an easy technique, correct interpretations of the results require careful examination and sufficient knowledge. Specifically, optical aberrations (oftentimes caused by imperfect optical systems or bad weather conditions) can be determined (and [...]
Monday, February 18th, 2008 at
5:03 pm
Brahin Meteorite METEORITE #1 – Pallasites 1.2x60x100 (26.3 g.) Tags: dronino,, meteorites, meteorite
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 at
8:33 pm
Space Station Iss One of the world’s most accurate atomic clocks is to be launched into orbit and attached to the International Space Station (ISS) thanks to an agreement signed by the French space agency. The PHARAO (Projet d’Horloge Atomique par Refroidissement d’Atomes en Orbite) atomic clock is to attached to the ISS in an [...]
Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at
6:16 pm
Space Shuttle Discovery The sun-centered solar system, whose sharp and vivid images have been provided by various space missions, has created daunting challenges for students, teachers, educators, and researchers in drawing up major solar system projects. The main missions that provided the latest information about the solar system are Mariner 10, Viking 1 and 2, [...]
Sunday, February 10th, 2008 at
9:15 pm
Telescope Autostar i got question about meade telescope? i just bought meade 90mm telescope it was about $200 and it comes with autostar controller. i tried aligning it and i put my telescope on 0 degrees like flat not up or down just in middle. then it tells me to point north i did and [...]
Friday, February 1st, 2008 at
7:04 pm
Loose Gemstones Are you planning to design your own ring with Alexandrite? Or, perhaps you’re considering creating a gold and Alexandrite necklace. If this is the case, then it’s going to be important that you understand the different types of stones and what sets them apart from one another. GENUINE AND NATURAL ALEXANDRITE Natural Alexandrite [...]