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  Commercially-made astronomical telescopes are better and less expensive than ever before, and their optical and mechanical performance can be superb. When a good-quality telescope fails to perform as well as it might, the reason is quite probably that it needs a little care and attention! Here is a complete guide for anyone who wants to [...]

• Watch The Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 1

  Watch The Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 1 “The Robotic Manipulation”. Howard uses a robotic arm for his own pleasure. Penny assists Sheldon with his first date. Airs September 24, watch here: http://doiop.com/bigbangtheory4X1 About the show:Set in Pasadena, California, the show is about two fictional Caltech geniuses, one an experimental physicist (Leonard Hofstadter ) [...]

• Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe

  With 250,000 copies in print since its initial publication in 1983, NightWatch has become a standard reference guide for stargazers throughout North America. The new Third Edition expands on that success with a completely revised and updated text, more than 100 new color photos and diagrams and 16 additional pages that cover such! new astronomical [...]

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• You Can Foster a Love of Astronomy

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