Review: Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope.
July 2, 2010 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary, Astronomy on the Cheap, Do It Yourself Astronomy, Gear & Gadgets
The market for astronomical online software has really exploded in the past few years, and amateur astronomers and educators have reaped the benefit. What was offered by many companies for prices sometimes over 100$ a pop now can be had for free. Programs such as HNSky, Stellarium, and Google Earth all offer Planetarium-style software that [...]
Imaging Satellites: A Low-Tech Method.
June 2, 2010 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary, Astronomy on the Cheap, Do It Yourself Astronomy
Portable Satellite Tracking “Station”. (All Photos by Author).
We here at Astroguyz have been working for some time on an interesting technique for capturing photographs of satellites, and by popular demand, we wanted to give a brief rundown at how we were ultimately successful. Go out star-gazing on any clear night, and it’s only a [...]
Review: INOVA’s X5 UV flashlight.
May 28, 2010 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary, Do It Yourself Astronomy, Gear & Gadgets
Not your ordinary flashlight! (All Photos by Author).
Last week, we delved into the exciting world of orbital ultraviolet astronomy. Keeping with a theme, this week, we here at Astroguyz will review a favorite new toy of ours; the INOVA X5 personal UV flashlight.
The Smart Phones Strike Back: The STS-132 NASAtweetup!
May 21, 2010 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary, Do It Yourself Astronomy, The Vagabond Astronomer
Astroguyz in uber-nerd mode! (All Photos by Author).
I got into Twitter about a year ago with some apprehension; did I really want to know (or care?) what someone’s cat did today? Was “micro-blogging” a cop-out to serious writing? After all, a scant decade ago, we barely knew what e-mail was. Here it is a [...]
Spotting Space Launches; Prime Sites for Free Viewing.
May 5, 2010 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro News, Astro News & Commentary, Astronomy on the Cheap, Do It Yourself Astronomy
(Credit & Copyright: Ben Cooper, launchphotography.com ).
I’m always surprised how many everyday (i.e. non-space buffs!) I meet that fail to realize that space shots are visible to millions on almost a monthly basis. It’s almost as if the space program is this exotic thing that happens in strange and remote places, far from the eyes [...]
Review:Redshift 7: The Ultimate in Astronomy Software.
November 6, 2009 by David Dickinson
Filed under Astro Culture, Astro News, Astro News & Commentary, Do It Yourself Astronomy, Gear & Gadgets
Desktop-based planetarium programs have really come into their own in the past few years. From their early evolution in the 1980’s with computer programs written in Basic that would show you stick figure constellations, planetarium programs are now full fledged sky simulators that allow you not only to control your telescope and plan your observing [...]
