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The Carson SkeleScope: Less is More and More is Good
As the old saying goes, sometimes less is more. And such is the case with the Carson SkeleScope. Whether used to teach optics, engineering or perhaps even astronomy, having a clear view of the internals of a telescope can be … Continue reading
Posted in NSTA Recommends: Technology, Science 2.0
Tagged Carson, newtonian, optics, reflecting, reflector, skelescope, telescope
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The Carson HookUpz 2.0: The Missing Link Between Camera and Eyepiece
Over the years I have held digital cameras and phones up to the eyepieces of telescopes, spotting scopes, binoculars, and most often microscopes to take pictures, capture video, and stream imagery to projectors and TVs. In all cases the idea … Continue reading
Posted in NSTA Recommends: Technology, Science 2.0
Tagged adapter, camera, Carson, explain everything, Hookupz 2.0, iPhone, microscope, smartphone, telescope
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