Choosing a Telescope – Part 1Choosing a Telescope – Part 1
<p></p> <p>Although it is possible to have many hours of pleasure observing the night sky using the naked eye or binoculars, at some point in every amateur astronomer’s career the decision
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Equipment for the Amateur AstronomerEquipment for the Amateur Astronomer
<a href="https://www.nightskyobserver.com/beginner-telescopes" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br /> Beginner’s Telescopes</a> <p>Binoculars and telescopes and other astronomy equipment and accessories are the meat and potatoes of amateur astronomy. A good pair of binoculars is what introduced
Seeing Comet 103P/Hartley 2 at Its BestSeeing Comet 103P/Hartley 2 at Its Best
<p>For backyard stargazers, the next few nights are the best time to see green Comet 103P/Hartley 2 as it approaches Earth for an 11-million-mile close encounter on Oct. 20th. </p> <p>The
Stars, Galaxies, & the UniverseStars, Galaxies, & the Universe
<p>Below are audio recordings of the lectures for Prof. Richard Pogge’s Winter 2006 <strong>Astronomy 162</strong> class at the Ohio State University. Lecture notes are available on the <a target="_blanK" href="http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast162/">class