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Sandia Labs apply design for additive manufacturing to build precision telescope
Sandia Labs apply design for additive manufacturing to build precision telescope Sandia Labs apply design for additive manufacturing to build precision telescope Usng sub-par materials and inaccurate dimensions does not sound like the appropriate start to a precision engineering project. However, a team at Sandia National Laboratories has done just that. Source: 3dprintingindustry.com/news/sandia-labs-apply-design-additive-manufacturing-build-precision-telescope-133906/
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Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography
New: Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography | Nikon Rumors New: Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography | Nikon Rumors The first Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography is now available for sale – a company converts a regular Nikon D850 to an Astro D850. The price is $4,950 ($1,650 over the regular D850…
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How we discovered 840 minor planets beyond Neptune – and what they can tell us
400 Bad request https://phys.org/news/2018-05-minor-planets-neptune.html
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The world’s most advanced camera aims to image habitable exoplanets
The worldâs most advanced camera aims to image habitable exoplanets With its high contrast ratio, DARKNESS could reveal planets hidden in the light of their host stars. Source: www.astronomy.com/news/2018/04/the-worlds-most-advanced-camera-aims-to-image-habitable-exoplanets
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How to get to Mars without going mad | Cosmos
How to get to Mars without going mad | Cosmos How to get to Mars without going mad | Cosmos Research highlights the psychological dangers of long-haul space flights. Andrew Masterson reports. Source: cosmosmagazine.com/space/how-to-get-to-mars-without-going-mad
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Schmitt-Cassegrain Collimation Made Easy Using a Duncan Mask | Alpha Lyrae
Possibly one of the best and easiest ways to collimate an SCT! Schmitt-Cassegrain Collimation Made Easy Using a Duncan Mask | Alpha Lyrae Very simple method of achieving excellent collimation of a Schmitt-Cassegrain using a home made Duncan Mask. Source: alpha-lyrae.co.uk/2013/12/31/schmitt-cassegrain-collimation-made-easy-using-a-duncan-mask/
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NASA deal may see Australian company build Mars rover – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australian company’s small step may help NASA’s giant leap on Mars Australian company’s small step may help NASA’s giant leap on Mars A Gold Coast-based company may help NASA extract water on Mars, after striking an agreement with the space agency that is believed to be an Australian first. NASA will assist Gilmour Space Technologies…
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Topics – Next Generation of Telescope Equipment Begins Arriving in Hawaii – Subaru Telescope
An instrument that will help astronomers study dark matter and galaxies in detail has begun to be assembled at the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. Topics – Next Generation of Telescope Equipment Begins Arriving in Hawaii – Subaru Telescope The Metrology Camera is the first of several sub-components currently under construction worldwide to be assembled at…
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The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole may have a dozen nomadic siblings
The Milky Wayâs supermassive black hole may have a dozen nomadic sibl At the center of the Milky Way sits a dark and dangerous beast: Sagittarius A*. Located about 26,000 light-years from Earth, our galaxy’s only known supermassive black hole is roughly 4 million times as massive as the Sun, and its immense gravitational pull…
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How to build a telescope – Crayford Focuser – 10″ Dobsonian
How to build a telescope – Crayford Focuser – 10″ Dobsonian Years ago just after we had the Internet installed in our house (haha that’s right, years ago! Believe it or not, once upon a time there was no Internet!), I was getting the hang of surfing around the web and stumbled on a link…
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Gaia creates richest star map of our Galaxy – and beyond
ESA’s Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of our home Galaxy. A multitude of discoveries are on the horizon after this much awaited release, which is based on 22 months of charting the sky. The new data includes…
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What is Gaia? The ESA’s Data Dump Could Change Astronomy Forever | Inverse
The Gaia countdown is on! This Spacecraft is About to Drop a Ton of Data and Change Astronomy Forever!! This Spacecraft is About to Drop a Ton of Data and Change Astronomy Forever Amid a series of setbacks with NASA’s James Webb Telescope, the astronomycommunity is understandably bummed. This much-hyped ‘scope could allow scientists to peer into…
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How Juno’s Breathtaking Jupiter Images Are Made
How Juno’s Breathtaking Jupiter Images Are Made Jupiter’s sandy swirls and blue-hued poles are visible even from Earth. But the Juno spacecraft’s crisp and colourful images begin as warped and dull raw files. The fantastic finished visuals are the result of enthusiastic amateur astronomers, software developers, and artists communicating over message boards. They work together…
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Europe’s Mars rover takes shape – BBC News
Europe’s Mars rover takes shape So, here it is. Europe’s Mars rover. Or rather, a copy of it. This is what they call the Structural Thermal Model, or STM. It is one of three rovers that will be built as part of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars 2020 mission to search for life on the…
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