Telescopes: Guy Gear Aug 9, 2009
A $20 accessory kit adds two magnification-boosting eyepieces, a moon filter for better contrast when lunar gazing, a CD-ROM of star charts, and a 5 x 24 Finderscope with a mounting bracket, which makes finding much easier than just eyeballing it. The accessory kit also includes a nylon bag so you can take your telescope with you wherever you go. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Scope Calculator Jul 29, 2009
This article includes a to help you understand how your telescope's performance changes as you swap out eyepieces and accessories ... This interactive tool is designed to give you answers to your commonly asked questions about your telescope's performance when changing eyepieces and accessories ... To use this tool properly, you'll need to know a few basic details about your telescope and eyepieces. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Putting the "Cell" in Cell Phone: Adapter Turns Its Camera into a Microscope Jul 22, 2009
It comprises inexpensive standard microscope eyepieces and objective lenses, along with high-power LEDs, which illuminate the object. To determine the usefulness of the CellScope, the group obtained and analyzed samples from patients confirmed to have malaria and sickle-cell anemia. (Scientific American)
What's Wrong with Our Sun Jul 5, 2009
With Sky & Telescope you'll receive in-depth information about the latest eyepieces, telescopes, and CCDs. Learn the sky with our easy-to-use charts. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
High-Tech Soldiers Head for Combat in Afghanistan Jul 2, 2009
With the Land Warrior, as in science-fiction movies, the soldiers' helmets will sport computerized eyepieces and microphones. Their rifles will have an extra array of laser sights and sensors networked with the backpack computers. (Fox News)
NEAF 2009 a Huge Success Apr 28, 2009
Also on sale were innumerable books, binoculars, eyepieces, cameras, and other accessories. Several excellent talks competed with the equipment for the attention of the attendees. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
The Amazing $15 Telescope Mar 28, 2009
Sky & Telescope has reviewed innumerable telescopes, and only a handful of the ones that we've tried and liked cost less than $200. Now we're going to recommend a telescope that's selling for $15, and your response is going to be "you're kidding, right?" No, we're not. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
THINKING OUT LOUD Mar 14, 2009
It was a plastic device with two eyepieces, something like a pair of binoculars (but functionally more like an old stereoscope) into which you inserted a cardboard disk about the size of today s DVD.. The disk had 14 color slides, each about the size of a fingernail. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
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3-mm Plssl eyepieces (yielding magnifications of 50, 100, and 198, respectively). The 820 finder also produces a correct-reading image. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Choosing Your Equipment Feb 8, 2009
Here's a quick look at the different types of eyepieces available. To get the most from your telescope, you need the right eyepieces. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Interactive Observing Tools Feb 8, 2009
This interactive tool is designed to give you answers to your commonly asked questions about your telescope's performance when changing eyepieces and accessories. Now you can calculate the dates and times (local and Universal Times) when the eclipsing variable star Algol should be at its dimmest (magnitude 3. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
