Category Archives: Science

Night Sky photos with digital compact camera

Posted on 25 November 2012 by Admin

I have a 12MP, 12x optical zoom digital camera, Canon PowerShot SX200, and I wanted to see how well that fits to shooting constellations and stars. This camera has manual settings as well. (camera review) I was going after the … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sandy, views from GOES-13 and Suomi NPP satellites

Posted on 4 November 2012 by Admin

There has been several videos by NASA showing Hurricane Sandy from the wheather satellite. The video animation is taken from GEOS-13 satellite. GEOS The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)/ Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) program is a key element in … Continue reading →

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Curiosity robot vehicle on Mars

Posted on 2 September 2012 by Admin

NASA’s Curiosity robot has reached Mars surface. Article with 10 min intro video “Target Mars: Rover Lands on the Red Planet“ Landing Video Links Wikipedia: Mars Science Laboratory Wikipedia: Curiosity NASA: Mars Science Laboratory mission Latest MSL Updates Fact Sheet … Continue reading →

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Fun and Learning: Sundial Kits with building instructions

Posted on 27 May 2012 by Admin

From Wikipedia A sundial is a device that determines the time of day by the position of the Sun. All sundials must be aligned with the axis of the Earth’s rotation to tell the correct time. Sundial Kit set The … Continue reading →

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