During the past couple of days, I’ve again been amazed at the pictures current space missions have been sending back to earth. The first pictures from the latest lander are back. Just cool stuff. I saw one yesterday where one of the orbiters got a picture of the lander underneath the parachutes. I am interested […]
After spending a couple of days looking at WorldWide Telescope from Microsoft. This is a very fun program to run. The pictures from NASA telescopes are simply beautiful. There is a lot more there than I can uncover in just a few days, but here is what I found out. It is a good tool
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I ran into a bit of news today that made me take a bit of notice. Microsoft has launched a new site Worldwide Telescope. I’m downloading the software as I write this, so I will give a more in depth look later. The software is supposed to be a virtual telescope with access to images
Something Good from Microsoft! Read More »
If you’ve been reading through the entire blog, you will notice I talk about my family and telescopes. I will try to make the titles very specific, so you will know what you are going to be reading… Eventually, I will answer the question: “What telescope should I get?” For now I want to talk
Telescopes, an introduction Read More »
After finding out I have a telescope, and of my interest in Astronomy, I am often asked “What kind of telescope should I get my (self, kid, spouse, father, fill in the blank). My first thought is to say they can buy mine so I can get a bigger, better, different telescope. But in reality,
So you want a telescope Read More »
This was the telescope I just received for my birthday. It is a 70mm refractor with a Altazimuth mount. This telescope came with a planetary imager that I will review at a later date. The mount with this scope, as with most inexpensive scopes is lacking. It is much to small to support the telescope.
Telescope review 2 Meade 70AZ Read More »
I really can’t say much about this telescope. Most of my memories of that night were trying to look again and again at the orange-red dot that was centered in the telescopes field of view. I was 5 or 6 years old. My sisters were bigger than me at that time. Why bring this up
Telescope review 1 — The Questar Read More »
Well, I got a small telescope for my birthday in February. I was able to take it out for a short time soon after that, but the weather was too cold to stay out long. The other night, I was able to take it out for a longer period. It wasn’t too bad for the size
Stars out at night Read More »
