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  • THE DART IMPACT: SPACE TELESCOPES vs. UNISTELLAR
    March 10, 2023

    THE DART IMPACT: SPACE TELESCOPES vs. UNISTELLAR

    Citizen Scientists Catch DART’s Head-on Crash Live with Unistellar!
    NASA's DART mission has successfully completed the first-ever full-scale planetary defense test by colliding with a small moonlet, Dimorphos, orbiting the double asteroid, Didymos, with the kinetic force equivalent to 3 tonnes of TNT. The Unistellar Citizen Science Team, led by Franck Marchis at the SETI Institute, played a significant role in observing and capturing the impact data in real-time using small and sophisticated Unistellar evScopes. The team also discovered that the rocks appeared to become significantly redder immediately after the spacecraft hit, which researchers have yet to explain. The data collected will be added to various world-class observatories and telescopes to learn more about the physics, chemistry, and geology of both Dimorphos and Didymos.
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  • Valentines Day Science with Unistellar
    February 10, 2023

    Valentines Day Science with Unistellar

    Participating in the Valentines Day asteroid occultation with your Unistellar EV Smart Telescope is a unique and exciting opportunity to contribute to the advancement of science and learn more about the universe around us.
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  • The Opposition of Mars - December 8th 2022
    December 7, 2022

    The Opposition of Mars - December 8th 2022

    For astronomers who follow the planets, the moment of opposition is something that they get very excited about. But what is "opposition" which happens on the night of December 7th?  All of the planets in our Solar System orbit our...

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  • Author John Read Focuses on Inexpensive Telescopes
    August 5, 2022

    Author John Read Focuses on Inexpensive Telescopes

      Author of "Learn to Stargaze for Kids", John A. Read got started in astronomy throught the Mount Diablo Astronomical Society, volunteering as many as four nights per week under California's cloudless skies. In 2013 he published his first book, 50 Things...

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  • How to Choose a Good First Telescope: Choosing by Aperture
    June 25, 2022

    How to Choose a Good First Telescope: Choosing by Aperture

    If you are choosing your first telescope by aperture and you wish to primarily explore the universe with your own eyes, then I suggest that you buy the biggest aperture telescope that you are willing to transport to a dark sky site, that is within the budget that you can allow...

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