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Stories and comments across the archive that link to celestron.com.

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  1. Planet Saturn Closest In 30 Years

    Science · Space · · posted by michael · from the sprinkled-moondust-in-your-hair dept. · 23 comments
    maliabu writes "Saturn will be coming to opposition (opposite the Sun in relation to Earth) on New Year's Eve. More details here. And of course a dedicated website Celestron Saturn Opposition 2003 too."

  2. Getting Into Space, One Way Or Another

    Science · Space · · posted by timothy · from the different-folks-different-strokes dept. · 117 comments
    EccentricAnomaly writes: "David Cash has some interesting pictures of the International Space Station made with a Celestron telescope and webcam. This makes me want to get back into amateur astronomy ... in part, as a fun way to learn image processing." The resolution Cash achieved with consumer-grade equipment (Celestron Ultima 9.25 telescope and Philips Vesta Pro camera) is amazing. Demanding a slightly more visceral approach to space is "Rocket Guy" Brian Walker, who plans in the near future to launch himself to around 30 miles up in a home-brewed rocket. An unnamed reader points out the current feature on Walker over at space.com.