eROSITA X-Ray Telescope Captures Hot, Energetic Universe | Astronomy | Sci-News.com A new all-sky image from the eROSITA
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ESOblog: Twinkle, twinkle little star, but not on our watch
ESOblog: Twinkle, twinkle little star, but not on our watch Great blog article from the ESO on adaptive optics
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James Webb Space Telescope will “absolutely” not launch in March
On Wednesday, the chief of NASA’s science programs said the James Webb Space Telescope will not meet its current schedule
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What is a Plossl eyepiece?
What is a Plössl eyepiece? Plossl are some of the most popular low cost eyepieces for telescope users. A
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Sandia National Laboratories: Seeing stars
Sandia National Laboratories: Seeing stars Sandia team designs a new way for additive manufacturing Source: www.sandia.gov/news/publications/labnews/articles/2018/16-02/telescope.html
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James Webb Space Telescope Post-Launch Deployment Timeline
1ST HOUR: Starting at liftoff, the Ariane rocket will provide thrust for a little over 8 minutes. Webb will separate
Continue readingYerkes Observatory future to be discussed Feb. 25
Yerkes Observatory future to be discussed Feb. 25 at Williams Bay High School WILLIAMS BAY — Future plans for Yerkes
Continue readingSchmitt-Cassegrain Collimation Made Easy Using a Duncan Mask | Alpha Lyrae
Schmitt-Cassegrain Collimation Made Easy Using a Duncan Mask | Alpha Lyrae Very simple method of achieving excellent collimation of
Continue readingThirty Meter Telescope forges ahead with Canary Islands site – Physics World
Thirty Meter Telescope forges ahead with Canary Islands site – Physics World Officials at the protest-hit telescope seek a
Continue readingGoodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem
Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem When you look through your viewfinder and things seem a little bit blurry
Continue readingDeteriorating Kepler Space Telescope Refuses To Die
Unwilling to to go quietly into that good night, the Kepler Space Telescope is once again gathering scientific data —
Continue readingA $1 billion telescope that will take pictures 10 times sharper than Hubble’s is now officially under construction
They’ve started building the GMT!!! A $1 billion telescope that will take pictures 10 times sharper than Hubble’s is now
Continue readingWorld’s Next Largest Telescope Hopes to Answer Question of Life Beyond Earth
World’s Next Largest Telescope Hopes to Answer Question of Life Beyond Earth There’s a telescope under construction in Chile,
Continue readingSupersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics
Supersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive
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