September 2011
36 posts
Orbital observations of Mercury reveal flood... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/29/2011
Sep 30th
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Sep 30th
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TelescopeMan discusses the least important property of a telescope which is magnification. Lots of beginner amateur astronomers are overly worried about how much magnification can they apply using their recently purchased first telescope. Simply put, do not worry about magnification. www.telescopeman.org www.telescopeman.info www.telescopeman.us Free royalty free music by Danosongs.com
Sep 30th
Telescopeman_magnification →
TelescopeMan discusses the least important property of a telescope which is magnification. Lots of beginner amateur astronomers are overly worried about how much magnification can they apply using their recently purchased first telescope. Simply put, do not worry about magnification. www.telescopeman.org www.telescopeman.info www.telescopeman.us Free royalty free music by Danosongs.com
Sep 30th
Study shows Venus' weather isn't boring after all →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/28/2011
Sep 29th
ESO's Very Large Telescope captures rare look at a... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/28/2011
Sep 29th
Huge solar flare slams into Earth →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/27/2011
Sep 28th
OPERA experiment reports anomaly in flight time of... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/26/2011
Sep 27th
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TelescopeMan records Tom Noe - Teleport Telescopes
Sep 27th
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TelescopeMan records the September 2011 amateur telescope making (ATM) meeting of the Texas Astronomical Society. Several old classic scopes and telescope accessories shown; including video of the 6 inch Unitron refractor that the ATM group is trying to positively identify. The refractor is owned by the members of the Texas Astronomical Society. www.telescopeman.org www.telescopeman.us ...
Sep 26th
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Sep 26th
The week in pictures: September 17–23, 2011 →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/23/2011
Sep 24th
Telescopeman_International Skype Call... →
TelescopeMan rounds up an international assortment of amateur astronomers to discuss astrophotography for beginners. Another interesting discussion on this challenging segment of the Astronomy hobby- taking photos of the night sky. Many tips discussed that can help someone new to the hobby who wants to start taking astro-photos.
Sep 23rd
Listen3rd International Skype Call- Astrophotography for...
Sep 23rd
Black hole, star collisions may illuminate... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/22/2011
Sep 23rd
NASA satellite expected to reenter Earth's... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/21/2011
Sep 22nd
Gamma-ray bursts shed light on the nature of dark... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/20/2011
Sep 21st
Milky Way's spiral arms are the product of an... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/19/2011
Sep 20th
Telescopeman_clean_eyepieces →
Direct link to TelescopeMan podcast TelescopeMan solves the RUMORS and mis-information surrounding cleaning a telescope eyepiece. Most everything you have heard about doing this is wrong. Watch this informative video to find out just how tough those coatings are on a name brand eyepiece.It is no harder than cleaning a lens on your camera. It’s not what you were taught by ole time amateur...
Sep 17th
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TelescopeMan- Don’t be afraid. CLEAN those eyepieces!
Sep 17th
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TelescopeMan solves the RUMORS and mis-information surrounding cleaning a telescope eyepiece. Most everything you have heard about doing this is wrong. Watch this informative video to find out just how tough those coatings are on a name brand eyepiece.It is no harder than cleaning a lens on your camera. It’s not what you were taught by ole time amateur astronomers. Music by Danosongs.com ...
Sep 17th
Star blasts planet with X-rays →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/14/2011
Sep 15th
Fifty new exoplanets discovered by HARPS →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/13/2011
Sep 14th
TelescopeMan_Fake_Alignment →
Sep 13th
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TelescopeMan demonstrates a fake alignment on a Meade ETX125PE- using the 497 hand controller. This will align your scope before any stars are visible. This same technique will work on any of Meade’s scopes using the 497 controller such as theLX90 model with either the LNT module, or GPS; and a similar technique can be used with many other brands of GoTo telescopes. Free royalty free music...
Sep 12th
European Observatory to Make 'Major' Alien Planet... →
A European observatory will announce what it describes as “major” alien planet findings on Monday (Sept. 12). Read full story by clicking the link above.
Sep 11th
Sep 9th
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BE THERE! or be square!  :) TelescopeMan
Sep 9th
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Click the videos above to play. www.telescopeman.org www.telescopeman.info www.telescopeman.us
Sep 9th
Our galaxy might hold thousands of ticking "time... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/6/2011
Sep 7th
High Definition Photos Apollo Landing Sites →
Lunar Recon Orbiter HD photos posted— Examine in detail the Apollo 17 landing site, and a flyover movie! Note that in the LM enlargement the footpad is seen at the six o’clock position, and the ladder is just to the right and between the two PLSS backpacks. See the full story here: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/?archives/454-Skimming-the-Moon.html
Sep 6th
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TelescopeMan records the Beginner Astronomy Class held at the Russell Planetarium in Mesquite, Texas; September 3, 2011. The subject of the class was “Our Place in the Universe”. TAS member Bob Logue prepared the presentation which was given by TAS member Joe Lalumia. www.telescopeman.org www.telescopeman.us www.telescopeman.info Texas Astronomical Society web site:...
Sep 5th
A Star is Born! →
New movies created from years of still images collected by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope provide new details about the stellar birthing process. See the link below for details. http://www.astromart.com/news/news.asp?news_id=1216 www.telescopeman.org www.telescopeman.us www.telescopeman.info
Sep 5th
The week in pictures: August 27–September 2, 2011 →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/2/2011
Sep 3rd
Chandra finds nearest pair of supermassive black... →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:9/1/2011
Sep 2nd
The star that should not exist →
Astronomy Magazine News Article - Released:8/31/2011
Sep 1st