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Choosing a Good Beginners Telescope - Cutting Through the Info Overload

Choosing a Good Beginners Telescope - Cutting Through the Info OverloadBy Aidan James
So you’ve been bitten by the astronomy bug and want to get started with your very own telescope, but you’re confused by the vast number of possible purchases? You are not alone, astronomy stores are accustomed to dealing with the confused beginner though [...]

Why is Our Solar System Flat?

Why is Our Solar System Flat?By Hubert Crowell
Have you ever wondered why our solar system is flat. Except of course for comets and a few asteroids, all of our major planets orbit on the same plane, within a few degrees. I have often wondered about this and have searched for possible causes with no results [...]

How Galileo’s Telescope Created the Modern Science of Astronomy

How Galileo’s Telescope Created the Modern Science of AstronomyBy Will Kalif
Before Galileo turned his telescope toward the night sky the act of astronomy was pretty much an astrological pursuit where objects and motions of object in the sky were explained using ancient and archaic understandings of the universe and how it works.
But he didn’t just [...]