Free Tools for the Renegade Scientist. September 18, 2008
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Free Stuff Rocks!
The motto here at ye’ ole Astroguyz could be “never pay good money for what you can snark for free online”…many a good stone has been spent on tools or applications that can be found, with a little thought, for free online. (more…)
Family Backyard Stargazing August 7, 2008
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Stargazing: Family Style. (Credit: Flickr).
During warm summer nights, simple star gazing can be a fun family event or a fuss free date. Many think that astronomy involves expensive astronomical equipment and Carl Sagan-like knowledge of the stars; (more…)
Making a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope for less than 50$USD December 27, 2007
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Stove-pipe Telescope plus Lab!
Most amateur astronomers harbor a secret passion to, at some point, build their own telescope. Constructing a telescope puts you in a select realm of Amateur Telescope Makers (ATMS), and gives you intimate knowledge of how telescopes and optics really work. Another plus is as with anything, be it a house or a scope, if you want features to your own exact specifications, your always best off to build it yourself. Mass produced equipment generally means compromise. And until about the 1950s (when the concept of mass producing everything first came in vogue), if you wanted your own telescope, you had to build it from scratch. (more…)