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Celestron 21024 FirstScope Telescope Other products by Celestron List Price: Price: $34.00 & this item ships for FREE with           Super Saver Shipping . You Save: $15.99 (32%)   Product Description FirstScope Telescope Official Product of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. Ideal astronomical entry level telescope. The FirstScope Telescope pays tribute to Galileo Galilei and may of history's most notable astronomers and scientists. We honor these men and women for their contributions bringing us one step closer to understanding the universe around us. The compact design makes it easy to take with you on your next outdoor adventure. The FirstScope is also stylish ... Read Full Story
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The FirstScope Telescope pays tribute to Galileo Galilei and may of history’s most notable astronomers and scientists. We honor these men and women for their contributions bringing us one step closer to understanding the universe around us. The compact design makes it easy to take with you on your next outdoor adventure. The FirstScope is also stylish enough to be used as a decorative fixture on your bookshelves or desk Read More Read Full Story
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Ordered this, a 13% moon filter, and 3x barlow. Took longer to unpack and take inventory of the parts than it did to put it together. Easy instructions and certainly well protected for shipping. Mount is easy to swing but not easy enough to get free wheeling. Main mirror needed slight adjustment which took about 2 minutes to fix. Alignment with spotting scope was equally as easy. Overall, did not have any problems or any issues that weren’t easily addressed by the instructions. Did my first test tonight. I live a few miles east of Philadelphia and within a 1/4 mile of a ridiculously ... Read Full Story
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Ordered this, a 13% moon filter, and 3x barlow. Took longer to unpack and take inventory of the parts than it did to put it together. Easy instructions and certainly well protected for shipping. Mount is easy to swing but not easy enough to get free wheeling. Main mirror needed slight adjustment which took about 2 minutes to fix. Alignment with spotting scope was equally as easy. Overall, did not have any problems or any issues that weren’t easily addressed by the instructions. Did my first test tonight. I live a few miles east of Philadelphia and within a 1/4 mile of a ridiculously ... Read Full Story
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Ordered this, a 13% moon filter, and 3x barlow. Took longer to unpack and take inventory of the parts than it did to put it together. Easy instructions and certainly well protected for shipping. Mount is easy to swing but not easy enough to get free wheeling. Main mirror needed slight adjustment which took about 2 minutes to fix. Alignment with spotting scope was equally as easy. Overall, did not have any problems or any issues that weren’t easily addressed by the instructions. Did my first test tonight. I live a few miles east of Philadelphia and within a 1/4 mile of a ridiculously ... Read Full Story
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"This discovery is exciting because it is like finding a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil that is much older than any other known. One fossil might just fit in with our understanding of dinosaurs, but if you found many more, you would have to start rethinking how dinosaurs evolved. The same is true for galaxy clusters and our understanding of cosmology." Ben Maughan, from the University of Bristol The most distant galaxy cluster ever has been discovered by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical and infrared telescopes. The cluster is located about 10.2 billion light years away, beats the previous record holder by ... Read Full Story
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Ordered this, a 13% moon filter, and 3x barlow. Took longer to unpack and take inventory of the parts than it did to put it together. Easy instructions and certainly well protected for shipping. Mount is easy to swing but not easy enough to get free wheeling. Main mirror needed slight adjustment which took about 2 minutes to fix. Alignment with spotting scope was equally as easy. Overall, did not have any problems or any issues that weren’t easily addressed by the instructions. Did my first test tonight. I live a few miles east of Philadelphia and within a 1/4 mile of a ridiculously ... Read Full Story
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M78 Wide Field Credit & Copyright: Thomas V. Davis (tvdavisastropix.com) Explanation: Interstellar dust clouds and glowing nebulae abound in the fertile constellation of Orion. One of the brightest, M78, is centered in this colorful, wide field view, covering an area north of Orion's belt. At a distance of about 1,500 light-years, the bluish reflection nebula is around 5 light-years across. Its tint is due to dust preferentially reflecting the...  
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Astrophys. J.706, 1020–1035 (2009) 10.1088/0004-637X/706/2/1020Recent space-based observations of distant galaxies show that many are shining unexpectedly brightly at near-infrared wavelengths.Erin Mentuch of the University of Toronto in Canada and her colleagues say that disks of material  
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Astrophys. J.705, 255–260 (2009) 10.1088/0004-637X/705/1/255A survey of distant galaxies shows that more loosely packed ones tend to form more stars.The survey looked at 225 galaxies at distances of between about 2.8 and 3.4 parsecs from Earth.  
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle Discovery in April 1990. It is named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Although not the first space telescope, the Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile, and is well-known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. The HST is a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency, and is...  
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SmartBean encourages kids' interest in astronomyAstronomy MagazineSmartbean lists images from the Hubble Space Telescope like this one of the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302) as a reason kids will love astronomy. ...  
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Dampen vibrations from your tripod for more stable images with your telescope or binoculars Special visco-elastic material neutralizes vibrations Ideal for both visual astronomy and astrophotography Set of three pads Does your telescope have the shakes? Orion RockStable Pads damp out vibrations transmitted through tripod legs by wind gusts or touching the instrument, dramatically stabilizing the images you see through your telescope...  
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Rivals the quality and performance of comparable refractors but at a fraction of the cost 102mm aperture and 1300mm focal length for sharp images of the moon, planets, and deep-sky objects Includes sturdy tripod and equatorial mount for hands-free celestial tracking Includes one eyepiece, finder scope, diagonal, case, and FREE Starry Night astronomy software One-year limited warranty Few things can quell the enthusiasm of beginning...  
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