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07/03/2009 09:24 PM

How do you bolster the case for bagging a middleweight black hole? - Christian Science Monitor

Laboratory Equipment How do you bolster the case for bagging a middleweight black hole? Christian Science MonitorThe ultimate evidence may await a new generation of space telescopes to observe such objects. Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb points out that one ... Super-energetic Bursts Discovered Near Giant Black Hole Science Daily (press release) Pinpointing origin of gamma rays from a supermassive black hole EurekAlert (press release) Mysterious Light Originates Near A Galaxy's Black Hole Space.com Universe Today all 84 news articles »

07/02/2009 10:17 PM

AstroTwitter To Reveal Where Telescopes Are Pointing - MIT Technology Review

AstroTwitter To Reveal Where Telescopes Are Pointing MIT Technology ReviewTelescopes seem a natural successor, although there is no word yet on a launch date for AstroTwitter. But why stop there? Imagine Twitter feeds that tell us ... and more »

07/02/2009 11:38 AM

Bushnell Spectator Series Binoculars - AmmoLand.com - Shooting Sports News

Bushnell Spectator Series Binoculars AmmoLand.com - Shooting Sports NewsOverland Park, KS - -(AmmoLand.com)- The new Spectator Series of binoculars from Bushnell are built specifically for the requirements of sports fans and ... and more »

07/03/2009 10:20 AM

Looking up to the sky costs nothing - Olean Times Herald

Looking up to the sky costs nothing Olean Times HeraldBob Piechota of the Olean Area Amateur Astronomy Group agreed, and said people can also start out with some high-powered binoculars. Telescopes can be ... and more »

07/03/2009 11:08 PM

University schedules moon party tonight - Denton Record Chronicle

University schedules moon party tonight Denton Record ChronicleMembers of the public are invited to look through several of the observatory's telescopes for close-up views of meteor craters, lunar mountains and the site ... UNT astronomy celebrates 40th anniversary of moon landing North Texas e-News all 2 news articles »

07/03/2009 12:26 PM

Wash Call: First Vietnam war dead ... 100000 Korans. Other items. - Scripps News

Wash Call: First Vietnam war dead ... 100000 Korans. Other items. Scripps NewsAll you need are binoculars (the space station will be moving too fast for a telescope) and the expected time the craft will pass over you, ... July 8: 50th Anniversary of 1st US Vietnam War Combat Deaths NewsBlaze all 2 news articles »

07/01/2009 11:36 AM

Let's raise a glass to the early innovators of today's telescopes - The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Let's raise a glass to the early innovators of today's telescopes The Chesapeake Bay Journal... as a "Dutch perspective glass," provided magnification of about three or four power, about the same as today's cheapest toy telescopes and binoculars. ... and more »

06/24/2009 10:00 PM

With Rebels on the Run, Colombia Is for the Birds -- And Binoculars - Wall Street Journal

With Rebels on the Run, Colombia Is for the Birds -- And Binoculars Wall Street JournalHe signaled his cohorts for quiet, scanned a tree line and then zeroed in on a target with his binoculars. The yellow-eared parrot, at left, ... and more »

07/04/2009 12:34 AM

On Mauna Kea, a different 4th of July light in the sky - Big Island Video News

On Mauna Kea, a different 4th of July light in the sky Big Island Video NewsAfter Romero's talk, stargazing with portable astronomical telescopes will be held. The Universe Tonight is presented the first Saturday of each month, ... and more »

07/03/2009 04:00 AM

BACKYARD ASTRONOMER: July Fourth ... important date in history and ... - Sierra Vista Herald

BACKYARD ASTRONOMER: July Fourth ... important date in history and ... Sierra Vista HeraldToday, astronomers enjoy observing this pale grey object in telescopes and it has been named the Crab Nebula, due to its crab-like shape. ... and more »

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