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Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
Backyard Astronomy with Binoculars
Maker Main Stage (Fiesta)
, Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Maker Shed Author Signing Area
, Saturday 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM (after his presentation on the Maker Main stage)
| Location: Fiesta Blue |
With the advent of inexpensive, high-power telescopes priced at under $250, amateur astronomy is now within the reach of anyone, and with the right binoculars, you can make this even cheaper. The author of the "Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders" explains how to get started on the cheap, and where to find hundreds of spectacular objects in the deep sky -- double and multiple stars as well as spectacular star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. You can find Robert in the Maker Shed, and he'll also be appearing on the Maker Main Stage as well as the Make Demo stage.
Web site: http://store.makezine.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=0596526857
Topic(s): Science
Tags: astronomy diyscience makebooks
About the Maker(s)
Robert Thompson Coauthor of Building the Perfect PC, Astronomy Hacks, and the Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders. He spends most clear, moonless nights outdoors with his 10-inch Dobsonian reflector telescope, hunting down faint fuzzies, and is currently designing a larger truss-tube Dobsonian (computerized, of course) that he plans to build.
