Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute helps students reach for the stars - Asheville Citizen-Times

Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute helps students reach for the stars Asheville Citizen-Times We're using real telescopes with real data in real time to do real science,” said Michael Castelaz, the institute's science director. ... and more »

Place Mammoth Telescope on Our Island, Not in Chilean Desert, Says Spain - Science Now

Place Mammoth Telescope on Our Island, Not in Chilean Desert, Says Spain Science Now La Palma is already home to more than a dozen major telescopes, and its proponents say it has many advantages over a site in Chile. ...

Earthquake-Proofing the World's Largest Telescopes - FOXNews

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Earthquake-Proofing the World's Largest Telescopes FOXNews The seventh strongest earthquake ever recorded didn't damage the 23-ton mirror of Chile's Very Large Telescope, one of the largest in the world. ... Killer Quake Leaves Chilean Telescopes UndamagedScience Now ESO's 'Very Large Telescope' Survives Earthquake in ChileGearlog (blog) European Observatories in Chile Undamaged by EarthquakeSpace.com Universe Today -PhysicsToday.org (blog) all 9 news articles »

Amateur Hunt for Exoplanets and Remote Telescopes for Rent ...
Because I live in a light-polluted area, the idea of renting remote telescopes to hunt for exoplanets has crossed my mind almost 2 years ago. During that time, it was too expensive and the capabilities of those rental telescopes were ...

Chilean Telescopes OK, ESO, Gemini Report | Universe Today
The European Southern Observatory, which has several telescopes housed in the mountains of Chile, issued a press release that none of the observatories.

Choosing A Beginner Telescope For Your Initial Celestrial Search
So you want to get involved in astronomy? How do you choose a telescope? What do I need? These may be questions that you have asked yourself prior to purchasing a beginner telescope and you may have searched the internet or the library ...