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Sky-Watcher 114 mm EQ1 reflector (upper right) with Tasco refractor. Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan). It markets telescopes and astronomy equipment, such as mounts and eyepieces, aimed at the amateur astronomy market.
The Capital Broadcasting Center (Arabic: مركز تلفزيون العاصمة) (CBC (Arabic: سي بي سي)) is a satellite television network in Egypt that began in July 2011. [1] It is owned by the United Media Services (UMS), a company owned by the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS). [2]
In 2019, amateur sky-watchers analyzed the high-resolution photograph of an Iranian launch site accident tweeted by US President Trump and identified the specific classified spysat (USA-224, a KH-11 satellite with an objective mirror as large as the Hubble Space Telescope) that had taken the photograph, and when it was taken. [11] [12]
The Virtual Telescope Project and Telescope Live used their telescopes in Italy and Spain to capture Comet C/2022 E3 in real-time last night. ... The good news is the cloud will almost comletely ...
This is a list of large optical telescopes. For telescopes larger than 3 meters in aperture see List of largest optical reflecting telescopes . This list combines large or expensive reflecting telescopes from any era, as what constitutes famous reflector has changed over time.
It is the second Egyptian satellite television news network in Egypt, and the first Arab satellite channel to broadcast its programs in foreign languages; English, French, and formerly Hebrew. Nile TV International is broadcast on four satellites, allowing for its transmission to reach the whole Arab world , the Middle East, Europe, and the ...
The ETX started out as a 90 mm (3-1/2") Maksutov Cassegrain telescope (first produced in 1996) and took advantage of high volume mass production and simplified optical and parts construction to open a new market for a cheap alternative to the very expensive Questar 3-1/2 Maksutov Cassegrain [1] [2] The ETX "line" has been expanded to 105 mm, and 125 mm Maksutov Cassegrains and achromatic ...
The presence of stone circles at Nabta Playa in Upper Egypt from the 5th millennium BCE show the importance of astronomy to the religious life of ancient Egypt, even in the prehistoric period. The annual flooding of the Nile meant that the heliacal risings , or first visible appearances of stars at dawn , were of special interest in determining ...