If you've got a set of binoculars, then you'll be happy to know that you can catch a view of Venus in them. In astronomical terms, Venus was at its farthest point from the sun back about a week ago. Now, it's closing in on Earth, which means it's close enought that it can be viewed ...
For the people who want to see problems with their cars internally, the Panvista Borescope Package should be a worthy solution you can check out. On hand at the Computex 2010, the package includes a 3.5" hand-held color LCD monitor with 320x420 viewing resolution and the ability to store up to 30 minutes of footage ...
Lockheed Martin has gotten the nod to develop a high tech rifle-scope attachment for the Defense Armed Research Projects Agency (DARPA) worth an estimated $3.93 million. This new scope will be designed to improve marksmanship for distances between three to 600 meters. This new system will be called the Dynamic Image Gunsight Optic (DINGO) which ...
If you love to observe celestial bodies and reside in Chile, here’s a great piece of news for you. A location in Chile has been chosen by the European Southern Observatory where the world’s largest telescope will be constructed. The main criterion behind selecting the location, which is exactly known as Cerro Armazones, is ...
I'm sure there are a lot of scopers out there who want to have some lens on their telescope to link what they see through the lens to their PC. I suppose this is why Chinavision has created the G227 digital eyepiece. It has a 1/2 inch 1/3 Megapixel CMOS sensor, but it ...
The illuminated night sky always gives an admirable scene to enjoy. Bandai’s new Hyper Telescope will not only let you watch the sky but also provide information about celestial objects. Stargazers can enjoy the view and get the information on their TV screen. The company plans to launch the device as an ...
It's both one of the largest scientific projects ever made, and it's also going to be the world's largest radio telescope. It's called the Square Kilometre Array project, and it's going to cost a whopping three billion in New Zealand money--by way of comparison that's about two and a half billion in Australian money and ...
And just as we hear about the impending construction of the world's largest radio telescope, we get a bit of sad news--seems that Bill Gordon has died. Bill Gordon is a huge name in radio telescopy circles, folks, as he was the designer of the Arecibo Observatory. You may not recognize the name offhand, but when ...
You don't hear too much about solar astronomy these days--and considering what all's going on out there, you can see why. The average person has a lot more on their plate to worry about than what the sun's doing, unless of course it's about to explode or something, and then it's much worse than everyone ...
Frankly, I'm not sure I trust NASA to take public recommendation seriously after they punked out on naming the module on the International Space Station the Colbert despite the fact that it WON THEIR OWN CONTEST! And don't point your little milquetoast fingers at the TREADMILL you named Colbert instead, you jerks. You punked out and ...
