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78The Big Bang AND Genesis; Evolution AND Genesis
Image courtesy of NASA. Ever since Charles Darwin returned from his island adventure on the good ship Beagle and penned his book on natural selection, fundamentalist of science and faith have been arguing...
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75Galaxies Imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
A galaxy is a system of an enormous collection of stars – up to a trillion or more individual stars or suns, dust and gas held together by gravity. Each galaxy belongs to a larger cluster or supercluster. ...
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75Celestron NexImage: astrophotography made easy
Whether you already own a telescope or are looking to buy one, it’s definitely worth considering whether you would like to be able to take photographs of what you can see through your telescope in the night sky. This type of photography is known as Astrophotography and if you love to look at beautiful photos of the moon, planets, galaxies and nebulae, you might be interested to know that you could do it yourself … even on a modest budget!
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64Galileo started it 400 years ago
On January 7, 1610, four-hundred years ago today, Galileo turned his newly invented telescope skyward. His subject: the planet, or wanderer, Jupiter. The sight in the scope must have been something to...
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79Planetary Nebulae Imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Planetary Nebula is a huge misnomer. It has nothing to do with planets. They are not visible through the naked eye. They were originally named in the 18th century when astronomers looking through the small...
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69Best Telescope Observing Guides
This is a perfect guidebook for anyone interested in observing and learning about the Messier objects, which are some of the best star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae in the sky. The author provides...
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76Choosing a Beginners Telescope
Choosing a beginners telescope can be overwhelming. With reflectors and refractors, aperture, eyepieces and more to get familiar with. This little guide will help with the confusion.
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61Some of the Best Hubble Telescope Pictures
Since it was first placed in orbit in 1990, the Hubble telescope has continued to delight and astonish with up-close-and-personal pictures of galaxies, nebulae and clusters from across the universe. These...
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83Refractor Vs. Reflector Telescopes
Want to know why a the Hubble is a refractor telescope? What difference it makes?
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72How to Make a Spectroscope
Did you know that all white light is not the same? Each ray we see is made up of different wavelengths of color. A spectroscope can help divide light so that we can see each color in it separately, creating a...
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