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Olympus Innov-X XRF

February 23, 2011 // 0 Comments

The  more we recycle, the less demand we put on our environment. Scrap metal has been one of the biggest exports out of North America in recent years, mainly because of the [...]

Olympus Innov-X XRF DELTA FirstLook

February 22, 2011 // 0 Comments

There  are a LOT of cool, cutting-edge high-tech companies in Massachusetts, so many that we tend to take them for granted. Some of them, like Genzyme, are public, high [...]

Valentine’s Day 2011

February 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

How  better to demonstrate your love for your honey-bunny, pookie-bear, or snugglie-poo than by mathematically plotting a heart in three-dimensional space? The best part? [...]

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 [...]

Museum Of Science Planetarium

January 31, 2011 // 0 Comments

The stars fascinate many who look up at them on a clear night. Those who love them are always seeking new ways to enjoy them, day or night. We looked at one of those ways [...]

Meade RCX400 Tripod Comparison

January 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

Yesterday we took a FirstLook at our newly acquired Meade RCX400 Ultra-Stable tripod. Weighing in at close to 60 lbs, this tripod is a beast. However, since it can [...]

Meade RCX400 Tripod

January 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

Bigger is definitely better when it comes to telescope tripods. The main reason is telescopes are very sensitive to vibrations. The sturdier the tripod, the better the [...]

iOptron LiveStar Planetarium

January 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last  January we got a gift of a wonderful globe made by Stellanova. It  glowed from the inside, illuminating all of the constellations on its surface. The globe is [...]
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