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Fleur @Fleura (35007) • United Kingdom 17 Mar 24

Years ago, when Big One was little, I bought a second-hand telescope as a family Christmas present. I thought it would be something interesting we could all do together. Well we tried to use it, but we just couldn’t see anything....

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Why do people insist on telling me it was a plane!?

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 10 Mar 19

So I have this telescope which I love so much! Apparently this one can see Saturn's rings which I can not wait to see because that's my favourite planet. Just haven't worked out the coordinates yet. I haven't looked through it...

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Preston Heritage Weekend – Diary Saturday 9th September 2017 Moor Park And The Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 12 Sep 17

My next chosen tour from the programme options of the Preston Heritage Day was a tour of one of the city’s biggest park, Moor Park. This incorporated a visit to the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory located in the park. I arrived...

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My cousin took a photo of the moon.

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 14 Nov 16

So last night I went to my Aunty's house and took my telescope with me so we could all watch the Super Moon. We started watching it rise around 7pm-ish. It was big and bright but I expected it to be bigger to be honest. I was...

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Any Advice on Buying a Telescope for a Beginner?

theSids @thesids (22180) • Bhubaneswar, India 5 Jun 16

Okay, so I have been ill again I feel that when I am ill and on the resting thing, I come up with many things that normally get added to my to-do list. Like the last time when I had this resting thing and MyLot was...

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My Cat and Her Glowing Eyes..

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 13 Dec 15

One night when I was outside playing with my telescope, my cat ( Leilah ) was up on the roof walking around and meowing at me. She was just watching me and I thought it was so cute that I took a photo of her. And this is how the...

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Do you still use a telescope?

Harold_ks @Harold_ks (1673) 23 Jun 11

I saw my telescope that I used when I was a kid and that made me started this topic. I remember, when I was a kid, I always bring my telescope with me every time we go to a trip or travel, especially if we are going to places with...

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SETI hangs up the phone

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 26 Apr 11

Last one out of the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Institute, turn off the radio telescopes. With the announcement that the Federal Government will no longer contribute to their budget, SETI has to turn out the lights....

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I have a telescope and I see wonderful things on sky !

baressi43 @baressi43 (458) • Romania 16 Feb 11

When I was a high school I find in a book of astronomy a n simple method to build a field glass.And so begin a new hobby in my life.For the first field glass until a tenth astronomic instrument I learn more about principles who...

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Nearly 500 Extrasolar Planets Found!

Rallon @Rallon (441) • United States 12 Oct 10

I was just reading on Space.com that 494 worlds have been found so far orbiting around other stars. 70 of those planets have been discovered in 2010 alone which means the 500 mark is right around the corner! Discoveries are making...

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Build a better telescope

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 29 Jul 10

Build a better telescope and what do you see? Worlds. Lots of worlds circling suns far from our own solar system. - Thus far, we have peeped four hundred and sixty six worlds circling suns other than our own Sol. That is the...

India has joined TMT

sarath49 @sarath49 (761) • India 27 Jun 10

India has now joined Thirty meter telesocope multinational project. now what they will do they have their telescope located at california instead of being located at india, will it prove fruitfull if we consider to invest there...

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Do you know what anniversary is today??

kar295rocks @kar295rocks (2116) • India 23 Apr 10

Well, if you have been directly here to myLot without checking out Google today - you have made the biggest blunder !! Today is the 20th birthday of the Hubble Space Telescope in NASA...

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Have you seen Jupiter and its moons through a telescope?

veejay19 @veejay19 (3589) • India 25 Aug 09

Jupiter is a very fascinating object when viewed through a telescope with a large aperture lens.More than the planet itself its four large moons are even more interesting since they keep changing positions on a regular...

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Have you ever bought a telescope?

veejay19 @veejay19 (3589) • India 1 Aug 09

I always wanted a telescope since my childhood. Now ,telescopes are very expensive and the cheap ones are not worth buying as they can spoil ones eyesight. It was only in my 39th year that i finally managed to get my hands on one....

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Stunning Images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Chiang_Mai_boy @Chiang_Mai_boy (3882) • Thailand 8 Jul 09

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most successful scientific projects ever attempted but for most of us the stunning, unforgettable images it has returned have opened our eyes to the wonders and mystery of the universe....

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Is there such thing as a Green shooting star?

revellanotvanella @revellanotvanella (4033) • United States 6 Jul 09

All the forums I've found under Google nobody knows what causes this but people have seen them and say they are an incredible sight to see. Any ideas what causes this?

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What is the difference between Telescope and Binocular?

cybersoft01 @cybersoft01 (1284) • India 27 Jun 09

Both are optical instruments for viewing distant objects. I wonder what is the major difference between these two. Any idea? Please respond.

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If someone sat on a sub atomic particle and looked through a telescope

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 23 Jun 09

What do you think they would see?

I have a good hobby! Is anybody interested in astronmy?I have a telescope?

baressi43 @baressi43 (458) • Romania 6 May 09

Hello somebody! I am interested to discuss about stars,galaxy,planet,other body heavens and about astronomic instrument.To many years ago I try to see by field glass object and planet or moon.But the image is not clear.But now...

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