Physical Science

No doubt a plethora of readers have wished upon a falling star at some stage of their lives. But do stars really fall or is simply how it looks to the naked eye? Falling stars are actually solid bodies which…
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On October 11, 2010, asteroid 2010 TD54 zipped by Earth at 28,000 miles distance, well within the distance of the Moon’s orbit (about a quarter of a million miles). This particular rock would not have posed a threat to Earth…
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According to a number of sources such as New Age Spiritists and the UFO community, humans have already made contact with aliens. Spiritists claim that they communicate regularly with aliens or what they call “spirit guides” through mediums and channelors….
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Since the Nagler type eyepiece was first created by Al Nagler of Televue over a decade ago it has undergone constant evolution in an attempt to reach eyepiece perfection. The 13mm is amongst the sixth wave of Naglers to be released and represents…
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When one stands at any point on the Earth and looks out toward the horizon, the perspective does not afford any notion of the curvature of its surface. Likewise, when one observes the Sun Moon and planets Mars, Jupiter and…
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Many people, from kids to great-grandparents, enjoy stargazing.  Some have driven miles to find a dark, clear sky to view those twinkling lights.  Finding a spot in the country is not a rule, though, to see all the wonders of…
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A plethora of amateur and expert astronomers agree that telescopes are only as good as the tripods and mounts used to keep them stable. We all know that telescopes are used to magnify the sky and what actually sits in…
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Shooting stars are often confused with stars. A shooting star is not actually a star, nor does it shoot. However, it is a wrong notion that has penetrated the mindset of people. Shooting stars are streaks of light, visible to…
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Back in the summer of 1971, I was 13 years old. My family lived in an old, ancient country home. I remember it having no indoor plumbing, a pump instead of a faucet adorned the kitchen sink, but it was…
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If you are unfamiliar with telescopes you will probably be unaware that telescopes actually come in two main parts – the optical component and the mount, which is the generic term for the mechanism which supports the optics. Understanding the…
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