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1. Galactic Alignment 2012 On December 21, 2012, something will occur in our galaxy that happens only once every 26,000 years. Our sun will line up with the center of our galaxy, or the "galactic equator", during the Winter Solstice. Many present-day astronomers, as...
2. Nicolaus Copernicus Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus revolutionized science by postulating that the earth and other planets revolve about a stationary sun. Developed in the early 1500s but not published until years later, his heliocentric (sun-centered) theory disp...
3. The Stars Above, Over 1 Hour with The Hubble Telescope I live in a small town around 2 hours north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On clear nights when the sun goes down the stars come out it's still "WOW". They are still very bright up here being so far away from any large type of city...
4. Galileo Galilei Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo maintained that the earth revolved around the sun, disputing the belief held by the Roman Catholic church that the earth was the center of the universe. He refused to obey orders from Rome to cease discussions...
5. How to Identify Stars and Planets - the Easy Way Knowing your way around the heavens just got a whole lot easier... Learn how to identify stars and planets in an instant. Using a Celestron Skyscout is like having your own personal astronomer at your command and yes it talks too! Newsflash - just s...
6. John Dee Of all the many colourful and fascinating characters who populate the stage of Elizabethan history, John Dee (1527-1609) remains perhaps the most mysterious and least understood. Mathematician and geographer, astronomer and antiquarian, he was widely...
7. Carl Sagan A squidoote (tribute) to Carl Sagan and astronomy, astrophysics, the cosmos, science, nature, the milky way, galaxies, black holes, the universe, stars, planets and much more. Also featuring books, videos, pictures, lectures, art and more.
8. Sir Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren was born on 20 October 1632 in the small Wiltshire village of East Knoyle. Wren was educated within the leading English universities and held chairs in astronomy in first London then Oxford colleges. His interest in Architecture...
9. Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist (physicist, mathematician, astronomer) and philosopher who was a leading figure in science at his time and still is highly respected for his work.
10. Glow in the Dark Galactic Art Galactic Outer space images magically appear as your ceiling is transformed into a Cosmic Cathedral every night when the room becomes dark. Take a look at your bedroom ceiling.. it's a blank artists canvas! Galactic Art turns your blank canvas into a...