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September 3 - 9, 2012
[skyweekvid id="az2q0ri5"]The small but shapely constellation Lyra is chock-full of celestial wonders. In Greek mythology this Lyre belonged to the great musician Orpheus.
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NEAF 2012 Videos Are Here!
Check out our videos from the 21st annual Northeast Astronomy Forum, one of the world's largest telescope shows.
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Meade Instruments at NEAF 2012
Karl Glasgow S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco and Chris Morrison discuss Meade’s LX80 and LX800 telescope lines as well as the brand new LX600 telescopes that combine the company’s latest optical and electronic innovations in classic fork-mounted instruments. See additional videos from the 2012 Northeast Astronomy Forum held…
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iOptron at NEAF 2012
Stephen Singer S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco and iOptron’s CEO Hua Jiang talk about the company’s growing line of altazimuth and German equatorial telescope mounts, including the brand new, highly portable SmartEQ. See additional videos from the 2012 Northeast Astronomy Forum held in Suffern, New York. Return…
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Santa Barbara Instrument Group at NEAF 2012
Tony Flanders Matt Thomas and S&T senior editor Dennis di Cicco take a video tour of SBIG’s just-introduced STT and STXL cameras and filters wheels with state-of-the-art features. They also look at the company’s unique differential guiding system that is about to be introduced to the market. …
August 27 - September 2, 2012
[skyweekvid id="kx55m8oh"]Our Moon is more than one-quarter the diameter of Earth. The only comparable pair in the solar system is Pluto and its moon Charon.
August 20 - 26, 2012
[skyweekvid id="a5a8w6zu"]Between and below Cygnus the Swan and Aquila the Eagle lie two tiny but very attractive constellations: Delphinus the Dolphin and Sagitta the Arrow.
August 13 - 19, 2012
[skyweekvid id="dt5n3719"]Mars threads the narrow gap between Saturn and Spica. And later in the evening we can look deep into the heart of the Sagittarius Milky Way.
August 6 - 12, 2012
[skyweekvid id="xzg95y6v"]Mars, Saturn, and Spica form a triangle low in the southwest. And the Perseid meteor shower will be at its best late on Saturday night.
July 30 - August 5, 2012
[skyweekvid id="rj9t4dn7"]Mars approaches Saturn and Spica dramatically this week at dusk. And the Day Star, our own Sun, is a never-ending source of astronomical wonder.
July 23 - 29, 2012
[skyweekvid id="h1p00tuz"]Vega and Altair, the brightest stars of the Summer Triangle, are linked in legends worldwide. And their names tell a fascinating story.
July 16 - 22, 2012
[skyweekvid id="klld4mrw"]Summer evenings are when the Milky Way’s brightest part is visible. Unfortunately, the Milky Way is easily overwhelmed by poorly designed artificial lights.
July 9 - 15, 2012
[skyweekvid id="j5gp31uu"]Magnificent Scorpius, the Scorpion, is at its highest around 10 or 11 pm. Its brightest star is dazzling reddish Antares, meaning “rival of Mars.”
July 2 - 8, 2012
[skyweekvid id="tvc0p711"]Vega, Altair, and Deneb, the three bright high-flying stars of summer, are now well up in the east. Together, they form a huge shape called the Summer Triangle.
June 25 - July 1, 2012
[skyweekvid id="oau8ccr7"]The waxing Moon passes Mars, Spica, and Saturn this week. Saturn possesses an extraordinary retinue of moons, including the amazingly Earth-like moon Titan.
June 18 - 24, 2012
[skyweekvid id="qmb843ku"]Summer officially begins on Wednesday this week. In addition to having the longest days, this time of year has the most luxurious sunrises, sunsets, and twilights.
June 11 - 17, 2012
[skyweekvid id="v7nq6qv1"]The huge intertwined constellations Ophiuchus and Serpens fill much of the southeastern sky. Ophiuchus is sometimes called the thirteenth constellation of the zodiac.
June 4 - 10, 2012
[skyweekvid id="b0f7ax1x"]The Moon experiences a partial lunar eclipse before dawn on Monday. And we look at the historical and scientific importance of Tuesday’s Transit of Venus across the Sun.
May 28 - June 3, 2012
[skyweekvid id="eijr2v39"]Get ready for the partial lunar eclipse before dawn on June 4th and the twice-in-a-lifetime chance to see Venus’s dark disk cross the Sun on June 5th.
May 21 - 27, 2012
[skyweekvid id="z3eph090"]This week is your last easy chance to see Venus before it crosses the Sun’s disk on June 5th. And the constellation Hercules, with its magnificent star cluster, is rising in the east.
