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WISE telescope has Heart and Soul
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has captured a huge mosaic of two bubbling clouds in space, known as the Heart and Soul nebulae. The space telescope, which has completed about three-fourths of its infrared survey of the entire sky, has already captured nearly one million frames like the ones making up this newly released mosaic.
The Star Party – Telescope Solar Filters: Safely Observing The Sun

Solar filter for Celestron Nexstar 4se telescope £16.99

MEADE / CORONADO PST PERSONAL SOLAR TELESCOPE WITH CASE £387.98

MEADE / CORONADO PST PERSONAL SOLAR TELESCOPE WITH CASE £387.98

MEADE / CORONADO PST PERSONAL SOLAR TELESCOPE WITH CASE £387.98

Solar filter for Celestron Nexstar 6SE telescope £19.99

PLANETS & THE SOLAR SYSTEM mug 250ml £6.95 Large PLANETS mug allso available in 450ml from ILLUSTRATED LIVING…

Planets, The Solar System 450ml large fine china coffee mug £10.25 Also available in smaller size from ILLUSTRATED LIVING…

Photographic Print of Large solar prominence in extreme ultraviolet light, 1973. from Heritage-Images £10.00 10×8 Print. Printed on Fuji Crystal Archive paper for stable image permanence and brilliant colour reproduction with accurate colour rendition and smooth tones. Enhanced sharpness with excellent definition. Paper size approx 254×203mm…

Terrestrial Telescope £30.98 Powerful Telescope ideal for exploring terrestrial and celestial objects. High definition zoom optics 35x – 50x. 50mm lens. 6 x 25mm finder scope. Sturdy aluminum construction. Adjustable tripod. High quality Huygens Eyepiece, Suitable age 8+…

Toyrific Toy Telescope with Mirror and Tripod £14.99 …

Celestron 93991 Astronomy 4 Beginners £13.00 Not only does it show you the objects in the sky but now it can answer many of the mystifying questions about the Universe:- How were the planets in our solar system formed?- How fast is the speed of light?- How far away is our closest neighboring galaxy?TOPICS INCLUDE:- Objects in the Sky – Explore the origins of a variety of objects in our sky. Stars, planets, clusters, galaxies and nebulas.- As…

telescope konusmotor 130 £179.99 Description A model with distinctive optical and mechanical quality for an exciting astronomical experience. The Konusmotor-130 offers the triple advantage of a large 130mm aperture, an extremely compact tube and an impressive 1000mm focal lenght that provides a high magnification power. This model includes a never-before-seen array of extra features: soft cases for carrying the telescopes every…

Celestron 93992 ‘All About Stars’ £14.99 Not only does it show you theobjects in the sky but now it cananswer many of the mystifyingquestions about the Universe.- What will happen to our Sunwhen it runs out of energy?- Why are stars different colors?- What happens when galaxiescollide?TOPICS INCLUDE:- Color of Stars – learn what secrets are revealed by a star?s color.- Luminosity and Magnitude – Tour stars that are hundreds of timesbrigh…

Extech’s Earth Day Tools to Help You Go Green
Extech Instruments announces its annual Earth Day list of ingenious test tools to help you go green. In recognition of efforts around the world to celebrate Earth Day, Extech is spotlighting Extech meters and monitors that are specifically designed to help you reduce your energy consumption in a variety of ways.
$650 Burning Green Laser Contest!

Compm4 Green Laser + Red Dot Scope for Aimpoint Hunting £64.74

TACTICAL 532nm GREEN LASER WITH PRESSURE SWITCH h101 £15.00

Astronomy telescope mounting bracket for green laser £12.99

AF Laser and Fax Cleaning Kit 10 Printclene Sheets 5 Tonerclene 20 Microwipes Foamclene 87ml Ref LFC000 £4.99 AF Laser and Fax Cleaning Kit. One Foamclene 87ml. 10 Printclene sheets. 5 Tonerclene cloths. 20 microwipes. Instructions…

Super laser 1, 60mW Green laser £581.94 SUPER LASER 1Super laser 1, 60mW Green laserThis high quality 60mW green laser creates fantastic effects and sophisticated smooth flowing graphics, text and numbers, especially when used with fog/haze machines. It can be sound activated, auto or DMX controlled (8-channels) and is suitable for installation in bars, clubs, exhibitions etc. For safety the unit has an emission key which disables the l…

Moonstar multipoint, red/green lasers and blue LED £189.98 MOONSTAR MULTIPOINT 80mW RED/30mW GREEN LASERMoonstar multipoint, red/green lasers and blue LEDThis unique laser effect is the perfect tool for creating a background atmosphere in a bar, lounge or entrance to a club. Its blue LED and widespread cluster effect can be tailored to suit a specific environment or create a certain mood via the easy-to-use rear control panel….

Andy Sidaris – 10 DVD Box Set Collection ( Hard Ticket to Hawaii / Day of the Warrior / L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach / Do or Die / Picasso Trigger / Fit to Kill / Guns / Savage Beach / Hard Hunted / Malibu Express ) £53.99 Germany released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN, SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) “Hard Ticket To Hawaii” begins with two female pilots who carry an extremely dangerous snake on board of their plane. The snake escapes and spreads death, but the …

Star Wars Style Lightsaber / Laser Sword – Green £7.79 a Green Star Wars Style Lightsaber / Laser Sword with power up and power down animated light effects and a stylish chrome handle. This saber has 18 LED’s for a super bright unified glow running down the length of the blade and is one of the brightest laser swords we offer. The chrome handle measures 20.5cm (approx 8″) and the blade measures 46.5cm (approx 18.5″) giving an overall length of 67cm …

GREEN Double Ended Lightsaber Light Sabre Jedi Laser Sword – Sound Effect Glowing Laser Sword Toy from GlowGadgets for Kids Parties, Clubbing, Raves, Festivals and Lovers of Science Fiction. £9.97 Gives the Illusion of the Lightsaber Opening and closing – The Double Ended Lightsabre is great fun and measures 95cm in length. Its very lightweight and although it is not designed for serious battle, as long as you don’t go mad you can have a lot of fun duelling with your arch enemies. It’s plastic and made in China, like most things, but is surprisingly well made for what it is. Doc from GlowGa…

Green 30 LED Star Wars Style Lightsaber / Laser Sword £5.49 A Green Star Wars Style Lightsaber / LED Laser Sword. This sword has 3 functions – fast flash, slow flash and solid on/lit, it has a clear handle housing 8 LED’s along with 22 LED’s in the blade, with a total of 30 LED’s this is the brightest Green laser sword in the galaxy. The handle measures 20cm (approx 8″) and the blade measures 54cm (approx 21.5″), 74cm (approx 29″) in total. This sword i…

BULB H4 12V 100/80 P43 TWIN PACK GREEN LASER COLOUR £11.49 BULB H4 12V 100/80 P43 TWIN PACK GREEN LASER COLOUR…

Bird Watching for Beginners

Bird watching has become a sport that has been around for many years. Also known as birding people of many ages enjoy one of the fastest growing hobbies in America. People of all ages enjoy searching for birds in their region, watching them in their natural habitat and enjoying listening to the different songs. As fascinating as they are birds can reveal many things about nature and the beauty surrounding them.

The sights and sounds of nature are very familiar to the keen eyes and ears of a bird watcher. By catching a one-second glimpse of a bird darting through the woods along with a musical note sounding like a chirp only a bird watcher can tell you the general species of the bird and even narrow it down to the exact bird.

With over 900 + species of birds found in the United States, birders must quickly be able to distinguish birds by analyzing a lot of information such as call notes, color patterns, and the shape of their wings and bills. It takes an observant person to see a strange bird and analyze how the bird moves, flies and reacts in its environment. Many months of hard work is what it takes for a beginner bird watcher to grasp the techniques and be able to distinguish one bird from the next. Like learning an instrument, patience is the key and most important of all being able to enjoy the scenery and beauty of bird watching.

Why are so many people fascinated with birds even to the point of spending long hours watching them? Birds have long delighted people all over the world because of their beauty and power of flight. There are thousands of species all unique, mysterious and beautiful to the human eye. Historically, the Romans believed the flight and calls of birds could foretell the future. Today modern science uses birds and changes in their health and population as warnings of problems in their environment.

Watching birds helps people understand the fascination of how they relate to nature. We watch birds with interest party because of how accessible they are. Wherever we go they are there, and we share the environment with birds more than any other creature except insects. One reason people are compelled to watch birds is because of how amazingly different they are from one area to the next. You may find the same species of birds from one country to the next but notice they are entirely different in looks and the way they interact with the environment.

As mentioned before birds are amazing creatures. Be sure to give bird watching a try and give yourself a chance to enjoy the beauty of birds in the wild and the peace that comes with exploring nature.

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Get Started with Bird Watching : How to Choose Birding Binoculars & Their Cost

BNIB Binoculars with case – Great for Birdwatching! £3.89

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

VISIONARY CLASSIC 8×40 BINOCULARS BIRD WATCHING NATURE £17.00

Bird watching scope, Bushnell 18-36 x 50mm scope&tripod £30.00

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

Mini 5X30 BINOCULARS for sporting events, Bird watching £2.49

Binoculars 8×40 Classic style, BIRD WATCHING, FISHING £45.00

Binoculars 7×50 Classic style, BIRD WATCHING, FISHING £45.00

Binoculars Wetland 8×42 modern BIRD WATCHING FISHING £110.00

Binoculars Wetland 10×42 modern BIRD WATCHING FISHING £85.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

UK NEW COMPACT BIRDWATCHING SPORTS BINOCULARS 30 * 60 £13.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

Swarovski Binocular 7×42 SL Habicht. Bird Watching. £350.00

BIRDWATCHING BINOCULARS 10X5 £0.99

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £40.00

Binoculars 10X25 Bird Watching – Wildlife – Brand New £4.95

Birdwatching starter kit £219.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

BINOCULARS 5X30 SMALL COMPACT FISHING BIRDWATCHING £0.98

NEW BINOCULARS HUNTING BIRDWATCHING SPORTS RACING UK £14.99

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

Hawke 7-15×36 WA Classic Binoculars Bird Watching Sport £49.95

SAKURA 30×22 Compact Travel Bird Watching BINOCULARS £10.95

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £40.00

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

Binoculars 10X25 Bird Watching – Wildlife – Brand New £4.95

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

OUTTHERE COMPACT BINOCULARS 10X25 HUNTING BIRD WATCHING £4.95

★★★★★PRACTICA BINOCULARS HUNTING SHOOTING BIRD WATCHING £0.99

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

Leica Hunting Sport Optics – Nature – Bird Watching £0.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

Ideal For Bird Watching 8 x 40 SEITZ Binocular £29.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £40.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £28.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £29.99

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £25.00

Gelert Panorama Binocular 10×50mm Birdwatching Walking £24.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £40.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £40.00

Bird Watching for Dummies Binocular Kit *NEW* B&S 8×42 £56.95

Draper 10-30 x 60 Spotter scope, Bird watching Wildlife £59.99

VISIONARY B4 8×40 BINOCULARS BAK4 BIRDWATCHING & NATURE £47.99

Binoculars Kit by Barr & Stroud for Birdwatching £59.00

Bird Watching FOR DUMMIES + 8×42 Roof Prism Binoculars! £79.00

Bird Watching CXV 8×21 Compact Pocket Binocular £19.99

VISIONARY B4 8×40 BINOCULARS BAK4 Prisms Birdwatching £52.75

Barr & Stroud 8×42 – Bird Watching Kit £59.00

Visionary 8x POWER Traditional Bird Watching BINOCULAR £49.99

Bird Watching 8 x 30 Binocular ( 2009 ) Best Seller) £59.99

HD 8×40 High Quality Traditional Bird Watching £69.99

Visionary Wetland 8×42 Bird Watching Binocular Inc Case £89.00

Bird Watching CXV 8×21 Compact Pocket Binocular £19.99

COMPACT Bird Watching 8×21 DX Binocular £9.99

High Grade Bird Watching Binoculars Prophecy 8×25 !!!! £159.00

Optical Hardware Prophecy 8×42 BIRD WATCHING Binocular £230.00

Bird Watching 8 x 30 Binocular ( 2009 ) Best Seller) £59.99

8 x 42 Bird Watching Binocular HD Series Inc Case £74.99

Visionary WETLAND Bird Watching 8×25 Binocular Inc Case £59.00

Visionary ‘Focus Free’ Bird Watching 8×40 Binoculars £39.99

Hawke 16 x 50 WA Classic Binoculars Bird Watching Sport £49.95

10-90zoom x25 Binoculars Boxe for Travel ,Bird Watching £28.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £35.00

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £35.00

VANGUARD VSP-81 BIRDWATCHING S/Scope KIT £199.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £40.00

OPTICRON IMAGIC 10X25 BINOCULARS , BIRD WATCHING £99.99

LUYI 12×42 Compact Binoculars for Travel ,Bird Watching £40.00

NICE PRAKTICA BINOCULARS,10-30X28,BIRD WATCHING ETC,NEW £39.99

Bird Watching Binocular Kit for Dummies £55.99

Outdoor 68×80 Folding Binoculars Birdwatching/ Camping £5.99

Mini 12×32 Binoculars Hiking/ Camping/ Birdwatching £10.99

Nature Bird Watching Micro Wireless Camera/CCTV £49.99 Watch wildlife in your garden with this fantastic wireless camera a must have for all nature lovers! View wildlife day and night and make your own wildlife documentaries with superb quality full colour pictures and sound, with this amazing little camera. Watch baby birds hatching, hedgehogs, rabbits, badgers and more – all from the comfort of your own living room. Install the camera in a shelte…

‘Bird Watching’ Cat design Bone China Mug by Ann Edwards £5.99 The title for this art work is ‘Birdwatching’. Now is the cat watching the birds or are the birds watching the cat. I am rather proud of the drawing of the bird table. This is our bird table made by the husband of a lady from the WI market in Wallingford. Matching items available Made in China….

Photographic Print of Dingo – 3 month old pup watching a bird from Ardea £9.99 10×8 Print. Printed on 254×203mm Fuji Crystal Archive paper for stable image permanence and brilliant colour reproduction with smooth tones, enhanced sharpness, and excellent definition….

Watching Space £6.51 …

Somebody’s Watching £7.45 …

Rare Bird – 1st & Somebody’s Watching (Digipak) £12.99 Recorded: 1969/73, Released: 2006. 2 records on 1 CD….

DVD Birds of Western Palearctic (PC/Mac) £131.95 …

DVD British Birds interactive (PC/Mac) £99.99 …

How is the hubble space telescope able to see back in time?

I’m confused, on yahoo they said that the hubble telescope could look back 500-600 million years from the beginning of the universe. How? that just makes no sense.

When you (or the HST) see something, it’s because light has traveled from that object to your eye. Maybe that object generated the light (like a star, or a light bulb) or maybe light from somewhere else reflected off of it.

But light doesn’t travel instantaneously. It’s incredibly fast, but it does take time to get where it’s going. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometers per second. So if you’re looking at an object that’s 300,000 kilometers away, it’s taken one second for that light to get to you.

If it took a whole year for the light to get to you, the object would be at a distance astronomers call a “light-year”. Because the light from the object originated one year ago, you’d be seeing the object as it was one year ago. You’d have to wait another year to see it as it is today.

So, if another galaxy is something like 13 billion light-years away, the light you’re seeing from it started its journey 13 billion years ago. In this way, you can sort of see into the past.

I know it’s a little counter-intuitive. This is because we’re used to dealing with distances measured in meters or miles, distances which light can cover in a time so short we perceive it as instantaneous. But even the closest star, apart from our own Sun, is around 4 light-years away.

Hubble Space Telescope – Chapter 1

TELESCOPE NEW! boxed space observer £20.00

Hubble Space Telescope A1 Canvas of Cone Nebula £29.99 High quality print of an image from the Hubble Space Telescope. Produced by professional printing firm. Each frame is made from Kiln dried Norwegian Redwood, and the canvas is 320gsm Polyester producing a vibrant colour finish….

Posters: Space And Universe Poster – Orion Nebula Mosaic – The Hubble Telescope (NASA) (34 x 24 inches) £3.48 …

Hubble Space Telescope A1 Canvas of the Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula £29.99 High quality print of an image from the Hubble Space Telescope. Produced by professional printing firm. Each frame is made from Kiln dried Norwegian Redwood, and the canvas is 320gsm Polyester producing a vibrant colour finish….

Altered Perception £4.99 …

To Telescope £25.99 …

Starry Night Complete Space & Astronomy Pack Deluxe Edition £29.99 …

RedShift 6 Premium Edition (PC DVD) £28.70 …

Starry Night Complete Space and Astronomy Pack V2 £29.99 …

If i can, what planets/stars/galaxies…etc will I be able to see with this telescope?

The facts in the scope:

Optimum magnification 175x.
Maximum magnification 525x.
Lens diameter 76mm.
3 interchangeable eyepieces 4mm, 12.5mm, 20mm.
13 x Barlow Lens.
6 x 25mm finder scope.
Reflector lens.
1.5 x image erector.
Manual focus.
Size (H)128.3, (W)86.4, (D)86.4cm.

Also an extra question: Is it worth £134.99 / $229.50?

George

Magnification’s not important. If you don’t have aperture, or good seeing conditions, you won’t be able to see anything decently with any magnification. The most important aspect, when considering a telescope is aperture, which is the size of the primary mirror or lens. I can’t really tell very well what type of telescope you’re talking about from you’re description, but it sounds like a small aperture Newtonian Reflector, or a small aperture refractor. A telescope like that can be wonderful to learn the night sky with, or to become accustomed to using a scope, but for good planetary or deep sky viewing you’ll need at least eight inches of aperture. If you’re serious about astronomy, and want to get some of the “wow” factor, I’d recommend a newtonian reflector, or a schmidt cassegrain telescope with at least an eight inch primary mirror.
There are models made by Orion and Meade called “Dobsonian” telescopes which are usually fairly inexpensive in larger apertures. I don’t want to scare you away from getting a $229 scope, but I will tell you that if you want to look at things like planet Jupiter through it, all you will really be able to see is a bright spot with four tiny bright specs around it; whereas, with something in an eight inch or larger format, you will be able to see cloud belts, the red spot, and the moons even when they are in transit across the planet.
My first scope was about $229, and it did teach me how to use a telescope, and my way around the night sky, but anyway, here are some links to web sites where you can find dobsonian and schmidt cassegrain telescopes. And remember… the more aperture the better!

http://www.meade.com/

http://www.telescope.com/control/category/~category_id=dobsonians

http://www.celestron.com/c3/category.php?CatID=2

P.S. From what you described up there, it looks like you might be talking about a 76mm refractor (a long thin telescope). 76mm is about 3 inches.
And in those web links, the dobsonians are the ones that go straight down to the floor, the schmidt cassegrains are the short fat ones that are up on mounts. Happy Stargazing.

How to Buy a Telescope : Telescope Buying Guide: Finder Scopes

Old/Maritime RANGE FINDER TELESCOPE. Ross london 1820 £25.90

RED DOT FINDER SCOPE (FOR TELESCOPE) £1.24

Starpointer, Multi Dot Finder for telescope £58.00

Starpointer, Multi Dot Finder for telescope £58.00

Starpointer, Multi Dot Finder for telescope £58.00

Deluxe laser pointer bracket, telescope finder £34.99

Starpointer, Multi Red Dot Finder for telescope £58.00

Telrad Red Dot Finder £39.99 Sky at Night Magazine said “we loved the view through the Telrad and everything worked without fuss” The Telrad is the best-selling non-magnifying finder for Dobsonians, equatorial reflectors, refractors, and Schmidt-Cassegrains alike. The Telrad projects a series of concentric red rings (4 degrees, 2 degrees, and one-half degree in diameter) on a tilted clear viewing plate at the top of the find…

Kendrick Telrad Finder Anti Dew Heater £27.58 …

Coronado SolRanger Solar Finder £39.99 The Coronado Sol Ranger is the easiest and most convenient method for finding the sun while using you Coronado telescope. The Coronado Sol Ranger attaches securely to any Coronado clamshell with included screws….

National Geographic 70mm Telescope -Tripod & Finder Scope (Adult Optic) £49.99 …

Philip’s Astronomy Pack (Northern Hemisphere): Philip’s Star Finder, Philip’s Stargazing with a Telescope, Philip’s Star Chart, Philip’s 51.5 North Planisphere £19.99 …

Space Telescopes: Hubble Space Telescope, Space Observatory, Terrestrial Planet Finder, List of Space Telescopes, Hipparcos £7.79 …

Memoranda pertaining to design of plotting plane tables and telescope alidades (United States. Adjutant General’s Office) …

Monocular x8 – x25 zoom £59.99 Ever seen any of the Bourne films, or episodes of 24? These days, no self respecting secret agent would leave home without his monocular. But even if youre not saving western civilisation, a monocular is brilliant. So much more compact than a pair of binoculars, you can carry one in your pocket or bag. Its simple to use, but its the clarity of distant objects that a monocular delivers that is so a…