CAAS

When I first heard about the Galileoscope project which seeks to get a ‘good’ telescope into people’s hands for $20, I was, to say the least, a bit dubious about their claims.  I wasn’t expecting much, but for $20 and an acknowledged addiction to telescopes, I took a chance and ordered one from their website:   https://www.galileoscope.org/gs/

The [...]

September, 2009

By Tom Koonce

Antelope Valley Astronomy Club

Lancaster, California

How many planets have you observed?  How many minor planets and dwarf planets?   Even though this month’s IYA theme is “Planets and Moons� our new Dwarf Planet, Pluto, offers an interesting challenge.  Let’s not debate the terms “Planet� or “Dwarf Planet�, but instead ask if you have you [...]