maria constantin
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What if they gave you control of the Hubble Space Telescope?
It is probably the dream of any amateur astronomer to be able to be the boss of one of the great multimillion dollar telescopes even if it was just for one hour or for a few shots. Sure, we can have a lot of fun with our binoculars. And as we improve our personal equipment set, we get better and better at pinpointing what we want to see in the sky.
By maria constantin2 years ago in Futurism
The Universe Seen Through the Eyes of a Child
There is something about parenthood that gives us a sense of history and a deeply rooted desire to send on into the next generation the great things we have discovered about life. And part of that is the desire to instill in our children the love of science, of learning and particularly the love of nature.
By maria constantin2 years ago in Families
The Starry Night
No matter how far along you are in your sophistication as an amateur astronomer, there is always one fundamental moment that we all go back to. That is that very first moment that we went out where you could really see the cosmos well and you took in the night sky. For city dwellers, this is a revelation as profound as if we discovered aliens living among us. Most of us have no idea the vast panorama of lights that dot a clear night sky when there are no city lights to interfere with the view.
By maria constantin2 years ago in Futurism