Philosophy
I personally think that the first time you see the planets through an ordinary telescope, Saturn takes the cake as the most beautiful to watch, and it can all be explained in two words: planetary rings.
Imagine how beautiful and interesting the sky would look like if the Earth had its own set of rings. If you can't imagine it, here's a nice video to help you visualize it, and as if that weren't cool enough, it is accompanied by the great sound of Schubert's Ave Maria.
If you're interested in creating these rings, I got enough crap in my room to get us started :)
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Philosophy
If Earth Had Rings Like Saturn
I personally think that the first time you see the planets through an ordinary telescope, Saturn takes the cake as the most beautiful to watch, and it can all be explained in two words: planetary rings.Imagine how beautiful and interesting the sky would look like if the Earth had its own set of rings. If you can't imagine it, here's a nice video to help you visualize it, and as if that weren't cool enough, it is accompanied by the great sound of Schubert's Ave Maria.
If you're interested in creating these rings, I got enough crap in my room to get us started :)
Hat tip to Carol!
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- Wonders Of The Solar System - Order Out Of Chaos
Taken as a whole, the solar system is a remarkable display of patterns and order: the sun sits at the center, planets rotate around it in regular and predictable orbits, and moons do the same around the planets. The very look of it superficially resembles...
- Semi-official...pluto's New Moon Will Be Called "p4"
An image of the Pluto system taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 ultraviolet visible instrument with newly discovered fourth moon P4 circled, taken on on July 3rd, 2011. "Pass Out the Cigars! Pluto Is a Papa" by Michael D. Lemonick...
- Just A Reminder...the Galileoscope
The Galileoscope Just a reminder that the Galileoscope is an inexpensive way to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. "The Galileoscope, a Telescope for Everyone" by Jenny Williams March 26th, 2009 Wired I still remember seeing Saturn's...
- February Skys Yield Five Naked Eye Planets
What a treat...five planets that will be visible to the naked eye. "Doorstep Astronomy: Spot 5 Planets" by Joe Rao February 13th, 2009 SPACE.com This month you'll have an opportunity to see all five naked-eye planets – but not all at once. Two...
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Long before sitting at the computer and manipulating images, the realm of the darkroom ruled and when making prints via contact of glass plate negative with sensitized paper using a contact print frame this issue may occur. The phenomenon will also occur...