Tag Archives: Stargazing Basics
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about holiday gifts for potential stargazers. I argued against buying a telescope as a first step, and instead encouraged people to begin with the naked eye or binoculars....
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I have only recently started playing around with taking astrophotos through my Digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera, but, even with my limited experience, I’m very pleased with the results. If you...
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Last week, Paul Kinzer answered my questions about planetary impacts, notably the recent one involving Jupiter. Last night, he went out with his own modest amateur astronomer’s kit to see if he could...
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Wisconsin Public Radio‘s excellent Conversations with Larry Meiller interviewed Stargazing Basics author Paul Kinzer yesterday about the International Year of Astronomy. 400 years ago, Galileo first...
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The biggest bang we know of since the Big Bang was confirmed last Thursday, February 19. It’s Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) 080916C, spotted by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope at 7:13 pm EDT on September...
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Wisconsin Public Radio produces some of the best programming in the country, and I was delighted to hear from producer Jim Packard (also of Whad’ Ya Know? announcer fame) that Paul Kinzer would be...
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about holiday gifts for potential stargazers. I argued...
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I have only recently started playing around with taking astrophotos through my Digital...
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Last week, Paul Kinzer answered my questions about planetary impacts, notably the...
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Wisconsin Public Radio‘s excellent Conversations with Larry Meiller interviewed...
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The biggest bang we know of since the Big Bang was confirmed last Thursday, February...
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Wisconsin Public Radio produces some of the best programming in the country, and...
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