Category Archives: Astronomy & Telescopes
How To Select A Telescope
There are lots of different kinds of telescopes, besides numerous different makes, and these different sorts are made to perform different duties. Therefore, before rushing in and purchasing a telescope you have to learn how to purchase a telescope first. Continue reading
If You Like Astronomy, Then Buy the Meade Telescopes
Man had great fascination for observing celestial bodies from ancient period. Naked eye was one of the means by which the planetary positions were observed. This was a means which astronomers like Aryabhata, Bhaskara and Copernicus used before the invention of the telescope by Galileo. Pole star played an important mark by providing ancient astronomers the reference point they needed and this helped in the forecasting of eclipses keeping the relative positions of the stars in the calculations. Pole star in ancient Egypt was used in the construction of the pyramids by providing the perfect reference point in the night sky. Continue reading
Astronomical Dates Before Christ
There is no doubt that astronomy is the oldest science and there is also no hesitation that astronomy was being studied by everyone, not only the wise men, thousands and thousands of years ago. Continue reading
Some Interesting Facts About Astronomy
For most people astronomy is an interesting science stuffed with many astronomy fun facts. Everything from the size and temperature of our own star, the Sun, to the makeup of distant planets has been established. All of this information can be retold to entertain and enlighten people. Continue reading
Telescope – Possibilities For Amateurs
What exactly is it that causes a child want to examine the sky with the aid of a telescope? Viewing the heavens twinkling and after looking at the planets many children love creating their personal stories as to what is occurring in some far off place. As soon as the interest is there, gazing at the night-time skies could become a life-long hobby. Continue reading
An Introduction To Astronomy
Despite the fact that astronomy is the oldest science, it is still at the forefront of not only scientific thought, but also that of the public at large. Who hasn’t looked up at the galaxy while walking home late at night and wondered about something larger? Having said that though, the ancient people of definitely the northern hemisphere, but probably both hemispheres, knew the movements of the stars and planets more profoundly than the majority of us do today. Continue reading
How to Safely Observe the Sun
Our Sun is an astronomical subject that after being viewed more closely will alter the way you think about it afterward. Instead of simply just being that blinding point above our heads which is way too intense to be observe, it now seems to be a mystifying fiery sphere that is always warming as well as lighting up our home, and its real energy and proximity can be noticed. However, many of us omit to consider the Sun when ever we look for observable sights, in spite of it being the single brightest object present in our sky, merely because it is around during the day rather than evening hours. Continue reading
How to Properly View a Meteor Shower
Meteors are bits of rock, debris, or ice that enter the Earth’s atmosphere, an occurrence that happens hundreds of times on any given night. They are seen in the sky as short lived streaks of light that move quickly across the night sky. Continue reading
Understanding The Chinese Lunar Calendar
Before their implementation of the Western solar calendar scheme, the Chinese almost exclusively followed their own lunar calendar for determining the times of planting and harvesting and festival holidays. Although people in China today use the Western calendar for almost all business, governmental and practical matters of daily life, the old method still serves as the basis for determining numerous seasonal holidays. This coexistence of two calendar systems has long been acknowledged by the people of China. Continue reading