Watch – people react to looking at the moon through a telescope Watch – people react to looking at the moon through a telescope Source: boingboing.net/2018/03/15/watch-people-react-to-lookin.html
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All disk galaxies rotate once every billion years
In a study published March 14 in The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, astronomers announced the discovery that all galaxies rotate about once every billion years, no matter
Continue readingRepairs completed on Lowell Observatory’s Pluto telescope
Repairs completed on Lowell Observatory’s Pluto telescope FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An observatory telescope in Arizona used to discover the distant Pluto nearly 90 years ago will reopen for business
Continue readingTHE POOR MAN’S TELESCOPE | Modern Mechanix
THE POOR MAN’S TELESCOPE – Mechanix Illustrated (May, 1962) Definitely an old school project! AS EVERY astronomer knows, a steady mounting is a must when using high magnification. Generally, to
Continue readingJuno reveals Jupiter’s interior in unprecedented detail
Jupiter’s interior has been revealed in unprecedented detail in observations by Nasa’s Juno spacecraft that show it to be as strange and turbulent as the planet’s surface. Despite extensive studies
Continue readingUChicago activities at Yerkes Observatory to end in 2018
The historic Yerkes Observatory is to close in 2018. Established in 1897 by George Ellery Hale, it’s home to the largest refracting telescope in the world, the 40″ Yerkes telescope.
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