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Build a Telescope: Galileo

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Galileo looked to the stars in wonder. His curiosity put Earth in its place when he finally convinced the world that the sun is the center of our universe. Explore the planets and stars like the first astronomers. Make a telescope modeled on Galileo's 16th century designs. Recreate the world's first thermometer, and investigate the motion of pendulums.


Cassini mission to Saturn and its moons


Launched in October 1997, Cassini, a two-story-tall robotic spacecraft is on its way to explore the exciting realm of Saturn, the most distant planet that can easily be seen by the unaided human eye. This site will keep you up to date with how it's getting along.


Explorer Telescope

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High-quality, 15-power, extendible telescope for star-gazing, bird watching and more.


Galactic Explorer (50x-100x Refracting Telescope)

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This lightweight, attractive, plastic telescope is 24 inches long and has a 45mm objective doublet lens (the wide end of the instrument). A pair of eyepieces, one for 50x magnification and the other for 100x, are easily attached to a diagonal mirror housing, through which refracted images transpose to right-side-up positions for viewing. A floor-standing tripod is full-size, and an attached finderscope makes it easy to get your bearings while looking up at the night sky. Images are crisp and startlingly large to look at. This is a fine first telescope for any child eager for a deeper look at what's out there. Moon-viewing tips are included with the instructions. Assembly is simple and quick. (Ages 8 and older)


Glow in the Dark 18" Solar Mobile

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Sometimes simple is better, and that's the case with this mini mobile. The actual NASA reproductions have been treated to glow in the dark, and the whole thing fits into a smaller space than most other mobiles. A solar system fact sheet that is not much more than statistics is included. As part of some toy-disclosure initiative, the packagers have also included the disappointing but true fact that to be accurate, the Pluto piece of the mobile would have to be the size of a grain of sand and hang 1.5 miles away

Huygens mission to Titan


Huygens is heading for Titan, Saturn's largest moon, aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Titan's atmosphere is thought to resemble that of a young Earth, so it could hold the secret to the origins of life. Keep watching while Huygens penetrates the moon's atmosphere and, during a brief descent, analyses the physical and chemical environment.

Pictures of Saturn from the NSSDC photo gallery




Planetarium Gold Gift Set CD-ROM

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Planets - BBC Site


A web site based on a BBC series, with useful links and information.


Redshift 3

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What star is that? Is that a star or a planet? When will the moon be exactly full?

Redshift will tell you this and much much more. This amazing program puts the solar system on your PC. Fly around, watch the skies, see a eclipse any time you want, identify stars and planets at any place on Earth. Wonderful.

Features: --
Predict and simulate events like eclipses and conjunctions from past celestial events from any viewpoint in the solar system from 5000 BC to 10,000 AD
Dynamic new interface with accessible and versatile control panels
More than 50 Astronomy Tours introduce key concepts
Integrated Internet links, including a facility to download new items direct from the special Red Shift site
Contains new edition of The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy
Sky diary for any month the user chooses, presenting features such as meteor showers and eclipses to observe in the night sky
Record Breakers section which leads the younger user into exploration of other resources
Stunning images including planet images, photo-realistic sky images showing galaxies, nebulae and the Milky Way and detailed surface maps of the Moon, Mars, Venus and Earth


Saturn



Saturn and its Satellites events: eclipses, transits and ring plane crossings



Saturn Fact Sheet at NSSDC



Saturn in StarDate Guide



Saturn in the Nine Planets Page



Saturn's Ring System: animations and images




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