Category Archives: September 2014

Discovery Dobsonian for Sale

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ST Editors

15” f/4.2 Premium DHQ Discovery Dobsonian 15” f/4.2 split tube Dobsonian, great optics (Ronchi test photo of mirror included). The scope is solid tube, which helps prevent dew, but breaks into two pieces for easier transport. I’ve had this scope … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ST Editors

Dead Stars ‘Can Re-ignite’ and Explode Astronomers have shown that dead stars known as white dwarfs can re-ignite and explode as supernovas. The discovery appears to solve a mystery surrounding the nature of a particular category of stellar explosions known … Continue reading →

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My Journey Inside the Boeing CST-100 Astronaut Taxi

Posted on September 2, 2014 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP and Universe Today KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – In the ‘new race to space’ to restore our ability to launch Americans to orbit from American soil with an American-built commercial ‘space taxi’, Boeing recently unveiled … Continue reading →

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