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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…

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…

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 …

I do not see my turn new Voyager Reflector Telescope 900×114mm sky?

I got it today and I put up and took off all lenses cver and dust covers. there are three pieces of things that you put in the eye and I think its the magnifiiers. on them, he said 12.5mm and 8mm sr4mm. what do they mean? I put this in 12.5mm and i cannot see anything except black. I tried to focus on something, but I couldnt see anyting so I could not focus on anything. suggestions? I really want to use it! heres a link to the telescope intstruction manual: http://bushnell.com/manuals/telescopes/SkyTour_Voyager.pdf thank you! haha never mind. i reallly made a stupid mistake. What is expelled from the party of selsecope I'm at the bottom and you look up at the other end. I was wrong. : P that purported to be on top. haha and I thought the picture on the instruction manual was wrong. THANKS to both of you, however!

Did you remove parts _both_ front lens cover? They often come in two parts, like a donut and its hole, and you must remove parts _both_, so that all the end of the telescope is open. Try to use the telescope in daylight first, to accustom how it works, focusing on something at least a quarter mile away. If it is still dark, the telescope may need collimation: alignment of its mirrors. If you look through the focuser with no eyepiece in place, you should see the secondary mirror. In what must be a reflection of the primary mirror at the bottom the tube, and that reflects the upper end of the tube with the secondary mirror in the middle supported by three or four legs. All three mirrors have to be concentric. Adjust the secondary mirror in the center of the reflection of the primary mirror, and adjust the primary mirror of the central themes of the secondary mirror: ((o)) The three ocular provide different magnifications. You will use the 12.5 mm most: It has 72 power. The 8 mm gives 112x. The 4mm would 225X, but it is more power than this telescope is capable of. Use the 12.5mm! I recommend NightWatch by Terence Dickinson (Firefly) as a good book to help you get started.

Lua por refrator 60mm

Astronomical Telescope Bushnell Voyager £50.99

Bushnell Voyager 78-9675 (675 x 114mm) Telescope £25.00

Bushnell Voyager Binoculars 12×25 and Carry Case!! £15.99

Bushnell Voyager Family Telescope £99.50

Bushnell Voyager Focusser Repair Kit Rack and Pinion £30.00

Bushnell Voyager 470×60 £129.00 …

BUSHNELL VOYAGER 100X4.5 £314.89 …

BUSHNELL VOYAGER 565X60 £314.89 …

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:

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 …

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…

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) …

A night at Cerro Pachon, Gemini South telescope

4 x 30mm Day Pop-up Night Vision Binoculars Telescope £5.49

Celestron 675 x Magnification Day and Night Telescope £99.99

DRAPER 45801 REFLECTOR NIGHT SKY TELESCOPE 76MM £74.95

KONUS DIGIMAX TELESCOPE BBC SKY AT NIGHT 90% TOP REVIEW £399.00

4 x 30mm Day Pop-up Night Vision Binoculars Telescope £1.00

TELESCOPE RUBYLITH REDMASK FILM 54″ x 12″ NIGHT VISION £10.33

PENTACON EXACTA 20-60×70 Day/Night TELESCOPE SCOPE £65.99

Luger NL 25×30 Telescope £30.00 This tiny spotting scope with 25 times magnification has a solid, polished brass body. The brown leather sheathing reliably protects the optics. The scope can be safely stored in the included carrying case….

Photographic Print of Night-time view of the Mark 1A radio telescope from Science Photo Library £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…

Photographic Print of 200 inch Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory, California, at night, c1948. 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…

Chris Marriott’s SkyMap Pro 11 £89.95 SkyMap Pro 11 is a sophisticated star charting and planetarium program. It can display the sky as seen from any location on earth for any date between 4000BC and 8000AD, showing fields of view ranging from the entire visible sky down to a detailed telescopic “finder chart” for a faint galaxy. The program also provides a powerful set of tools for observation planning and recording. Although SkyMap…

Starry Night Enthusiast 5.0 £49.99 …

Starry Night Pro Plus v5 £149.99 …

Celestron Astromaster 70AZ Telescope £59.99 …

Celestron Astromaster 114EQ £97.00 …