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more about #telescope badhatharry: The thing that sucks is she sold her eyes to get him his gift more » zarchitect: He reversed the mirror and optics - it's pointing toward the table and enlargening a $4000 receipt for a gucci handbag she bought... and here you're a... more » LastVigilante: "In a few weeks" means he probably didn't grind the mirror himself, which is OK. However, if you want to go the whole-nine you've gotta figure your ow... more » Alfisted: It's all good ... until she catches him scoping the neighbor lady with it. more » masonsturtle: Have you guys seen the movie A Walk to Remember? This is nothing new to me. more » jbl429: So Rachel, you've got a really nice husband, but he's probably cheated on you in the past year. That's the only logical explanation. ----- Wow, that... more » lpranal: Psh, it's just a dob... if he REALLY loved her, he would have built her a cassegrain-maksutovs. /s I can totally understand this guy's resolve. I've... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I love you guys so much I made this comment just for you. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: This reminds me of the story about the father who loved his son so much he built him a nice shiny silver balloon... more » dimsum4u: so how does it work? Pretty good? No good? Seems like a cool idea, wouldn't be for my gf, i'd have to make her a coach purse or something. more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I know many girls who would not be happy with a telescope at all regardless of whether it's homemade or not. more » Jux: He totally ripped off A Walk to Remember. Come on man, be original. more » Gundem: Please update us with practicality analysis. kthx more » podspawn: Reminds me of when I used to buy LPs for my brother's birthday that I really wanted myself. more » Curves: It was something she wanted and she is delighted with the thought and effort he put into making this one. I cant see a down side when everyone is ha... more » Kaiser-Machead: Nice try Chen, but you will not be able to stop the awesome force of Christmas sex. more » cmanptown02: How long is eventually?? more » gStar: Space telescopes? I thought we just called 'em telescopes... more » Nick: offering 24 hour views of the night sky hmmm, something just doesn't seem right here more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: You guys forgot the coolest and sexiest picture taken by Hubble, according to People, the Depp Field: more » -
#diy
Some Guy Made This Telescope For His Wife
Not to make all of you feel horrible about the gifts you gave your wife, but you see this telescope? Some guy made this by hand for his wife. And no, his name wasn't Copernicus. More » -
#space
NASA Launches New Infrared Telescope to Capture Hidden Space Objects
NASA just launched the new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, this morning. It'll be used to detect light- and heat-emitting objects that the Hubble might miss. Such as spaceships, I'll bet!!! More » -
#space
Slooh: Control Big Telescopes Around the World in Your PJs
Used by astronomers for years, Slooh is an online service that lets people control space telescopes around the world and take images in real time. They've now launched a novice version for you and me. More » -
#hubble
Happy Birthday, Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Telescope was carried into orbit on this day, April 24th, back in 1990, which makes it 19 years old. Now it can finally legally drink alcohol in Ontario! More » -
#space
Check Out the International Space Station On Your Own Telescope
The International Space Station is undergoing some crazy construction, adding not one but two 115-foot solar panel "wings." Even better, amateur astronomers can check out the progress on their own backyard telescopes. More » -
#hubble
Satellite Collision Could Doom the Hubble Telescope
It appears that the Hubble might end up as collateral damage from the recent collision between an Iridium and Russian satellite. Without another service mission, the Hubble may meet its end within a year or two. More » -
#hubblespacetelescope
Hubble Resumes Operations, Sends Back Picture of Lost Starfox 64 Level
The Hubble Telescope, which was quite nearly lost this month to a combination of old age and a fritzy 486, has resumed "regular science operations" today, and sent back this spectacular picture of a pair of galaxies engaging in some kind of celestial slow dance. The mission to replace the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling unit (SIC&DH), the temperamental system at the heart this whole debacle, is planned for April of next year. Until then we'll be able to depend on a steady supply of cosmo-porn, courtesy of the Hubble's backup systems. More » -
#space
New Telescope to Create 150 Petabyte Database of the Universe
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is "a proposed ground-based 6.7 meter effective diameter (8.4 meter primary mirror), 10 square-degree-field telescope that will provide digital imaging of faint astronomical objects across the entire sky, night after night." What's that mean? Well, it means, if it's built, we'll have a telescope attempting to catalog the entire night sky into an absolutely massive 150 petabyte database. Awesome! More » -
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#diy
DIY Siberian Astronomy Observatory Cured Alcoholics, Will Get Back Online For Eclipse
DIY builder Mikhail Levchenko's homemade backyard observatory once made a drunken Russian give up the sauce for good after revealing Saturn's rings to him one fateful night. Now, the telescope, which has been dormant for years, is getting a push to be restored and brought back online in time for a full solar eclipse which will be viewable from Levchenko's hometown of Barnaul in Siberia. And, of course, to cure more Russian alkies. More » -
#climbinghigh
28-Wheel Truck Climbs Mountains, Builds Telescopes
What has 28 wheels, is 20m long, weighs 130 tonnes and has as much power as two Formula One cars? This truck does, and it's been built to haul 115-tonne telescope parts 5,000m up the Chilean Andes. At that height the driver won't be able to breathe, so the seat has been designed so that a person can sit with an oxygen tank on. More » -
#galacticpeepingtom
World's Largest Telescope Opens its Eye in Canary Islands
It has taken seven years to construct, and at a cost of almost $180 million, but the Great Canary Telescope - now the world's largest stargazer - is up and running. Situated on the Spanish island ofGran CanariaLas Palmas, off the African coast, the GTC is 4 per cent larger than the Keck telescopes at Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. Wanna look inside? More »
