Tag Archives: Telescopes
MIT scientists accidentally create the blackest material ever
Good news for goths -- black somehow just got even blacker. MIT engineers have cooked up a material that's 10 times blacker than anything else previously reported. Capturing more than 99.96 percent of any incoming light, the material is made of verti...
The best telescopes for beginners
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4 Things You Didn’t Know about Telescopes
As one of the most commonly utilized optical instruments that aids in the observation of various remote objects, be they terrestrial or celestial, a telescope is one of the most popular devices nowadays. It’s fun and education, and that’s why more and more parents are considering getting one for their […]
- Gaming Trends of 2016
When it comes to gaming, there are many trends that come and go, as there are so many types of games available. With 2016 almost coming to a close, we take a look back on the past year, and see… - The Evolution of Gaming
Millennial's have no idea how good they have it when it comes to gaming. These days they can strap a virtual reality headset to their smartphone and experience gaming in a manner that would have only seemed possible in a… - VR Gaming Devices
New VR gaming devices are being introduced all the time. At present, most of them are fairly expensive. This is a situation that is certain to change in the near future, however. The people who are afraid that they are… - Laptop or smartphone: Which would be harder to live without?
"smartphone teen" (CC BY 2.0) by pabak sarkar In an age where phones can do a number of the same jobs as laptops, and laptops can in many ways emulate phones, which of the two would be harder to live without? When thinking… - As a Gaming Parent, Do You Encourage Your Kids to Like Retro Games?
As parents, we are continuously told that it is bad for kids to spend their leisure time playing video games. The experts say too much screen time, which includes slumping in front of a games console or smartphone, is detrimental…
NASA Spitzer and Swift Space Telescopes Discover a Brown Dwarf
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, NASA's Spitzer and Swift space telescopes joined forces to reveal a brown dwarf - thought to be the missing link between planets and stars, with masses up to...
This 46-gigapixel image is the biggest map of space ever made
Astronomers at Germany's Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have unveiled the largest space map ever compiled on Friday. The image is composited from some 268 individual shots captured over the past five years and spans a staggering 46 billion pixels. That's 85...
I found a secondhand telescope, now what?
It's amazing what you can find on the streets of San Francisco. No, the actual city streets, not the '70s cop drama starring Michael Douglas. I recently came across a scavenger's treasure in the city's Sunset neighborhood: a fully operational Meade...
Snow Cleaning used for Webb Space Telescope Mirrors
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), is a space observatory under construction by NASA with its partners, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency and scheduled to launch in October...
What Envy? This Giant Lens Attaches To Your iPhone 6
Spying on your neighbours… Isn’t that America’s favourite past-time? You could try to be inconspicuous about it and just peek through your blinds like a normal person. But this is America, and if you’re gonna go, go big. That’s why we’re digging the Super Spy Ultra High Power Zoom 80X Telescope. It’s meant to be used with an iPhone 6, and will provide you with an eye-opening 80X zoom. That’s enough to make out faces from 100m away! It comes with a tripod, which lets you adjust height and pivot the entire ridiculous contraption 360 degrees. And it can also be used without a tripod, although that’s pretty obvious. There’s a cloth carrying case, since the 395mm long telescope does collapse down to a more portable size. And unlike the similar looking dSLR telephoto lenses that cost 5 figures, the Super Spy Ultra High Power Zoom 80X Telescope costs only $220. That’s some serious spying on the cheap.
Ok, look, no… we’re not going to condone looking through people’s windows and stuff, because that’s probably not legal. We’re not sure. So, uh, look at birds and stuff, ok?
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ESO Telescopes Escape Damage From Chile Earthquake
Chile’s major northern astronomical observatories escaped damage from the Magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck off its northern coast at 8:46 pm (local time) Tuesday night, the European Southern...