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  2. List of directly imaged exoplanets - Wikipedia

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    Motion interpolation of seven images of the HR 8799 system taken from the W. M. Keck Observatory over seven years, featuring four exoplanets. This is a list of extrasolar planets that have been directly observed, sorted by observed separations. This method works best for young planets that emit infrared light and are far from the glare of the star.

  3. John Dobson (amateur astronomer) - Wikipedia

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    The 24-inch (610 mm) Dobsonian telescope brought by the Sidewalk Astronomers was unconventional, because most telescopes at such meetings tended to be smaller, on equatorial mounts, and designed for astrophotography rather than optical viewing. Surprisingly (and controversially at the time) Dobson's telescope tied in first prize for best optics.

  4. Portal:Astronomy/Picture - Wikipedia

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    A Dobsonian telescope is an altazimuth-mounted Newtonian telescope design popularized by John Dobson in 1965 and credited with vastly increasing the size of telescopes available to amateur astronomers. Photo of home made dobsonian used to make a solar projection (Split, Croatia).

  5. David Cole Observatory - Wikipedia

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    12 inch Dobsonian: Coronado Solar Telescope: 60 mm: Location of David B. Cole Observatory [edit on Wikidata] The David B. Cole Observatory is an educational ...

  6. Dobsonian telescope - Wikipedia

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    A Dobsonian telescope on display at Stellafane in the early 1980s. A Dobsonian telescope is an altazimuth-mounted Newtonian telescope design popularized by John Dobson in 1965 and credited with vastly increasing the size of telescopes available to amateur astronomers. Dobson's telescopes featured a simplified mechanical design that was easy to ...

  7. Obsession Telescopes - Wikipedia

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    Obsession Telescopes builds two different styles of compact truss-style Dobsonian telescopes which can optionally be equipped with computerized positioning. [4] The primary mirrors range from 12.5 inches to 25 inches in diameter and are supplied by Optical Mechanics, Inc. (OMI) and Ostahowski Optics, while secondary ones are supplied by United ...

  8. The 9 Best Sale Items at Costco Right Now - AOL

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    $5.50 off each 24-pack of 16.9-ounce bottles. If you're tackling Dry January, San Pellegrino sparkling mineral water is a great way to mix things up.The 24-pack of 16.9-ounce bottles is $5.50 off ...

  9. Category:NASA images - Wikipedia

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    Since its creation in 1958, NASA has been taking pictures of the Earth, the Moon, the planets, and other astronomical objects inside and outside our Solar System. Under United States copyright law, works created by the U.S. federal government or its agencies cannot be copyrighted. (This does not apply to works created by state or local ...