Telescopes

Earthquake-Proofing the World's Largest Telescopes - FOXNews

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Earthquake-Proofing the World's Largest Telescopes FOXNews The seventh strongest earthquake ever recorded didn't damage the 23-ton mirror of Chile's Very Large Telescope, one of the largest in the world. ... Killer Quake Leaves Chilean Telescopes UndamagedScience Now ESO's 'Very Large Telescope' Survives Earthquake in ChileGearlog (blog) European Observatories in Chile Undamaged by EarthquakeSpace.com Universe Today -PhysicsToday.org (blog) all 9 news articles »

Photo Release -- James Webb Space Telescope's First Primary Mirror Segment ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Space Fellowship

Photo Release -- James Webb Space Telescope's First Primary Mirror Segment ... MarketWatch (press release) REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Mar 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The James Webb Space Telescope reached a mission-readiness landmark today when its first ... STScI Announces the 2010 Hubble FellowsSpace Ref (press release) all 43 news articles »

It's the last day to Gather for the Greater Good - Pensacola News Journal

It's the last day to Gather for the Greater Good Pensacola News Journal ... a member of the Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association, passed out star charts and offered onlookers a glimpse of the heavens through his telescopes. ... and more »

"The Universe from My Backyard" - Lincoln News Messenger

Lincoln News Messenger

"The Universe from My Backyard" Lincoln News Messenger In 2001 he combined his interest in computers and software with his knowledge of telescopes. Ken's been looking up and into deep space ever since. ...

Dark and dangerous asteroids spotted lurking unseen near Earth's orbit - Oneindia

Dark and dangerous asteroids spotted lurking unseen near Earth's orbit Oneindia Of these, 55 per cent reflect less than one-tenth of the sunlight that falls on them, which makes them difficult to spot with visible-light telescopes. ... and more »

William E. Gordon, 92; father of Arecibo radio telescope - Washington Post

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William E. Gordon, 92; father of Arecibo radio telescope Washington Post William E. Gordon, 92, the engineer and scientist who designed and built the spectacular Arecibo radio telescope, one of the largest and most ... and more »

Comet's 10 Million-Mile Tail Lights Up in Infrared - Wired News

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Comet's 10 Million-Mile Tail Lights Up in Infrared Wired News WISE is one of three space-based telescopes that observe in the infrared. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Herschel Space Observatory also look at the ... Astro Bob blog: Wise up with WISEDuluth News Tribune (registration) NASA releases first images from WISE spacecraftThe Associated Press NASA's WISE opens 'candy store of images'Register Times Online all 216 news articles »

Optical Telescopes
An optical telescope is an instrument that is used to collect light from a celestial object, bring the light into focus, and produce a magnified image. Optical telescopes are used to observe and photograph objects in the visible region ...

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Optical Telescopes Reflectors
During the 17th century, England turned its attention to reflecting telescopes which consisted of two mirrors. In 1663 a Scottish mathematician, James Gregory, proposed a configuration in which concave parabolic mirrors converge the ...

Types of Optical Telescopes-Refractors
The idea of a telescope is believed to have originated in Italy during the 13th century. Galileo Galilei was the first person to construct a refracting telecope for astronomical purposes in 1609. With his telescopes he was able to ...

is cstar a good company to buy telescopes from?
i was thinking of getting the 60mm spotting scope/telescope, its 80 dollars. does that sound.

Education» History – Telescopes To The Future
Nowadays if you read interviews of any top business people in any news media you will invariably see a question that asks which book they recently read or are c.

Chilean Telescopes OK, ESO, Gemini Report | Universe Today
The European Southern Observatory, which has several telescopes housed in the mountains of Chile, issued a press release that none of the observatories.

Video: First ASKAP radio telescope is listening (iTNews)
35 more identical telescopes expected by 2013.

BENEFITS (Bucks County Courier Times)
Abba Java Coffeehouse. 8-10 p.m. Fri. Levittown Church of God, 571 Levittown Pkwy. Free. 215-547-4474.

A Semi-Sober Saturday Night (New York Magazine)
Scale a wall. Spot a nebula. Circle the park. Then have a nightcap.

Fauquier County community calendar, March 7-14, 2010 (Washington Post)
QUILTERS, 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, Bethel United Methodist Church, 6903 Blantyre Rd., Warrenton. Also meeting on occasional Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at members' homes. Free. Call for information. 540-349-8473.

Bays Mountain Park announces spring StarWatch and SunWatch programs (Bristol Herald Courier)
StarWatch is a free outdoor program allowing the public to enjoy the splendor of the night sky at the park’s observatories.

First of missing primitive stars discovered (SpaceRef)
Astronomers have discovered a relic from the early universe - a star that may have been among the second generation of stars to form after the Big Bang.

Astronomers Discover Star Almost as Old as the Universe Itself (Caltech Today)
Astronomers including Caltech postdoc Evan Kirby have discovered a star that may have been among the second generation of stars to form after the Big Bang. The star, located in the dwarf galaxy Sculptor, has a chemical makeup that is very similar to that of the Milky Way's oldest stars, and its presence supports the theory that our galaxy grew to its current size by swallowing many such mini ...