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Two Hundred Light Years

August 23, 2011 // 0 Comments

Perspective:  One can get it when one looks at things from a new or different vantage point. Having the proper perspective is important in contemplating everyday things. It [...]

Manga Guide: The Universe

August 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

We have read a few of the books (Electricity, Molecular Biology, Databases) in the Manga Guide collection and have found them to be both entertaining and educational. In [...]

Last Space Shuttle Flight

July 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

NASA’s  Space Shuttle program began almost forty years ago. Today, it blasted offfor the last time. When the program was officially launched by President Nixon on [...]

NEAF 2011: Wrap up

April 28, 2011 // 0 Comments

This is the final installment of the 2011 NEAF Conference write-ups. It was our first time attending the Expo and it was excellent. We got to meet and chat with like-minded [...]

NEAF 2011: Solar Party

April 27, 2011 // 0 Comments

Not all astronomy has to be done at night. Some of the most interesting stuff happens during the day. The downside is there is really only one thing to look at during the [...]

NEAF 2011

April 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

Astronomy may be the most accessible of the scientific disciplines to the general public. All that is really needed is a clear night, a comfortable chair, and a pair of [...]

MOS : Hayden Planetarium FirstLook

February 10, 2011 // 0 Comments

For  the past year, the Museum of Science has been busy renovating the Hayden Planetarium. This Sunday, the Planetarium will reopen it doors and unveil to the public the [...]

Pelican 1650 Case retrofit

February 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

We posted a FirstLook of a telecope transport case yesterday. The case was originally designed for the military to protect and ship electronic equipment. It happens to [...]

Meade LX200 Telescope Case

February 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

The interns have been researching various options for transporting the two telescopes. There are few telescope case makers and their cases are typically custom-fit units [...]

Year of the Rabbit

February 3, 2011 // 0 Comments

Lepus, the Rabbit, is chased across the February evening skies by the great hunter, Orion. The Greeks who named this constellation, envisioned the hare forever eluding [...]
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