July 16, 2008

How To Use A Telescope For Research

Would you like to do scientific research with your telescope? Do you have a preconception that to do serious research with telescopes needs an astrophysics degree and a telescope costing millions of dollars? Not so, even with a small hobby telescope you too can do great research with your home telescope.
Galileo used a telescope which is much inferior to today’s telescopes, even the telescopes your can buy for your home. Galileo saw Saturn with ears, whereas most of the telescopes available today for the home can see Saturn in greater detail. You too can participate in scientific research in the comfort of your own home, and without an astrophysics degree!
* Astronomy Research - The Moon
I love the Moon, especially when looking with a telescope. The Moon is so close to use that the Moon offers us much ability to research. We could research the luminosity of the Moon over the periods of a month, and scale everyday on a chart of maybe 1 to 10 the luminosity.
A bit trickier, would be to measure the Moons distance from us, and is fully possible even with a telescope for the home. You could make drawings of the Moons craters and check up […]

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Astronomy And The Universe - A Look At Home!

Today, we are going to fly so high, and travel through our home the universe. Come join me as we take a look at the vastness of our Universe and what it entails exactly.
As we look outside through the window, up at a night sky. We find the Universe has painted the sky with stars. These shinning objects seem so small. There are thousands! And during daytime, we also see a big one close to home - our Sun!
Imagine getting into your spaceship sitting in the garden. You power up, out into space. As you go higher, you can see the Earth. As the Earth gets smaller, we can see our Solar System.
The Solar System is made up of several planets which make up our system. First we see the Sun, then the inner planets Mercury, which seems scorched by the Sun. Next we see the planet Venus. Then we see home, the Earth. From there we see Mars, and then the outer planets.
The outer planets make up Jupiter, Saturn with its famous rings. Then we see Uranus, and Neptune. We also can see the very small dwarf planet - Pluto.
As we reach higher, we can now see a distance, […]

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July 7, 2008

Where To Buy A Telescope From

Your passion is ignited. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope pictures have captivated your imagination. Now you are on the quest to buy your own astronomical telescope, yes your very own! But, where can you buy a scientific instrument for a beginner, and still be able to use it properly?
Telescopes are simply amazing scientific instruments. You point it up in the night sky, and soon find that you have access to the whole universe. You find stars, nebula, galaxies, and many more fascinating parts of our universe. This is an instrument which you can never get exhausted from. As long as there are objects in heaven, a telescope will always be used to peer into the universe.
How is a novice, someone who is an amateur at astronomy going to be able to see the beauty of the heavens? We hear of the Hubble Space Telescope, and many other great observatories. Well, luckily there have been passionate people about astronomy. These men and woman have created telescopes for people like you and me.
The telescope is pretty much an easy enough instrument to use. There is nothing complicated with telescopes, and these telescopes which are mass produced today are available to all for modest […]

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