From Oceanside Photo & Telescope.

Green Laser Pointer - 4mW

This green laser is guaranteed to be at least 4mW...no more disappointments with economically priced laser pointers.

The OPT Green Laser is new and improved, with a higher output and better quality level than our prior laser. Our laser is guaranteed to be at least 4mW, which is a guarantee you will not find on most comparable priced lasers. The price and performance of the OPT laser is among the best on the market.

Mitterling Meteorites is a proud supporter of the Cincinnati Observatory.

Please see our display for one of the largest selection of meteorites in the Midwest.

I offer a variety of meteorite specimens at cost effective prices for over 16 years! Not cheap specimens but cost effective, beautifully prepared from my lab to save you money.

Many items are cut at my lab, prepared for the best possible presentation to collectors, teachers, planetariums, astronomers, and scientists.

--AL Mitterling
Mitterling Meteorites

almitt@kconline.com

$30 Gift Certificates

$50 Gift Certificate

$50 Gift Certificates

15mm W70 Eyepiece

The W70 series eyepieces offer extra field and extra eye relief without sacrificing image quality. Many observers don't like having their eye too close to the eyepiece, on average, the W70 series oculars have an eye relief of 15mm. Combine that with a wide apparent field of view and you have eyepieces that are very comfortable and nice to use.

TeleVue Bandmate Ultra High Contrast (UHC) 2" filter.

This new premium TeleVue nebula filters utilizes coatings optimized for maximum transmission in their bandpass and applied to optical quality glass to prevent image degradation

Jeff and crew will be unveiling at ScopeOut their new Planetarium Conversion for their popular AstroGazer portable observatory.

Off the Beaten Messier Path Telrad Finder Charts
by Jim Bielaga

Your Northern Light in the Astronomy Business

The Cincinnati Museum Center

Experience the reality of the mysterious red planet, Mars. Roving Mars is a thrilling OMNIMAX film that tells the story of two amazing Mars Exploration Rovers through the eyes of scientists. From the moment it was discovered, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor, Mars, has been the subject of myth and mystery. But over the past four years, two specially engineered robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers named Spirit and Opportunity, have started to unveil the planet’s secrets.

The Cincinnati Nature Center.

The mission of Cincinnati Nature Center is to inspire passion for nature and promote environmentally responsible choices through experience and education.

The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute is the premier international organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the highest standards of workmanship in the horological crafts.

We're thrilled their schedule gives them time to stop by our observatory for ScopeOut!

I'm Bill Burgess, and Burgess Optical is a dream come true for me. I get to design and build all these great astronomical telescopes, binoculars, and accessories, and provide them to you, our customers. I try my best to keep MAKING AWESOME AFFORDABLE. I also get to work with my beautiful wife Tammy. She handles a lot of the telephone calls and the back office tasks. Together, we are Burgess Optical.

Welcome to the wonderful world of satellite image viewing. We offer the galaxy's best selection of astronomy books, software, star atlases, observing guides, and related products.

Jim's Mobile Inc

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StarryNight Pro 6

Turn your computer into a digital observatory

Delve deep into the cosmos with this visually realistic astronomy package. Version 6.0 has all the features of Enthusiast 6.0 with sophisticated enhancements. Here are only some of the 26 new features in Pro 6.0:

* Dynamically generate a list of upcoming astronomical events visible from your location.

* Enable computerized mounts to track artificial satellites.

* More precisely control robotic telescopes with "nudge" control and telescope slew limits with the Advanced Telescope Control Panel.

Planetarium
Lego Learning Academy
Portable Planetarium
Outreach Science & Technology Programs
Lego Challenge
Birthday Party & Event Destination

Call: 396-5578 or visit www.drakeplanetarium.org

Executive Director: Pam Bowers

Drake Planetarium is operated by Tri-state Education And Technology Foundation a nonprofit educational organization with the mission to teach science to the youth of Greater Cincinnati. This is accomplished through Drake Planetarium, Drake Science Center, Environmental Education at Lindner Park, our traveling Galaxy Show, and Outreach programs for your classroom.

We offer educational opportunities from preschool through high school. Teacher and adult workshops are also available. All of our student programming is designed to incorporate national and state curriculum requirements as well as the state proficiency standards. Every program is not only educational, but fun and rewarding as well!

Nature Education Programs include:
Star Reach
Community OutReach Naturalist
University of Outdoors
In Reach

To find out more information please refer to Evergreen, the Park District’s bimonthly newsmagazine available at all Visitor Centers and via our website, www.GreatParks.org. Teachers, scout leaders and other groups may schedule private programs by calling (513) 521-PARK.

The Hamilton County Park District where It's Great Outdoors!

Astronomy Magazine

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Also Free Trial Issue + Free Gift Offers!

The original Edmund Scientific Astroscan is an inexpensive, high-performance telescope that is easy-to-use, maintenance-free and completely portable. Its wide field of view, beautiful images and ease of use make it an excellent telescope for beginner and expert stargazers alike.

The heart of the Astroscan is its 1/8 wave, overcoated primary parabolic mirror. Where other telescopes use an inexpensive spherical mirror, the Astroscan's parabolic mirror has a deeper, more complex figure that focuses all incoming light rays to the same point. This results in crisp, clear images without any of distorting effects of spherical mirror aberration.

Its creative design has eliminated the cumbersome and complicated mounts typical of most telescopes. Simply place its padded base on any firm, flat surface and you are immediately ready to observe. Its motions are positive and natural, with nothing to tighten or adjust. It's simple enough for a child to use the first time out.

The Mars Society-Ohio Chapter

Through the years Meade was built on the pillars of Exploration, Discovery, Imaging, and Sharing. Indeed the Meade logo itself illustrates the unity of these four pillars, symbolized by four 'M's to form an eight-pointed star.

In designing and building affordable telescopes we have been privelidged to be associated with many important organizations and individuals who have taken the path of guiding others on their personal quest of exploration and discovery. Now a group of some of the most luminary visionaries, and astronomy-related organizations today have come together to form the 4M Community to embrace and nurture its members and help them achieve a greater understanding of our universe.

AstronomyOutreach network was created three years ago as a channel for interacting with the community and to practice outreach. It is this outreach aspect that is the primary reason that I am personally involved in the hobby of astronomy. It turns out that I am not alone, as I found out early on, nearly twenty years ago.

While there are many astronomy and space exploration sites on the web, there seems to be few that spotlight the people and organizations who do outreach in this regard. There are also so many of those engaged in this endeavor who did not have a platform or a home to make themselves known to the general public. This was the primary reason to open the AstronomyOutreach network.

Binocular Highlights
99 Celestial Sights for Binocular Users

By Gary Seronik

From Sky and Telecope Magazine the one publication that you can't live without if you are interested in the stars.

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Good toward any of Lumicon Accessories

Filters, Easy Guiders and Astrophotography Films, Diagonals, Sky Vector, Richfield Viewers, Finderscopes, BinoViewer, Visual Accessories

Audiocassettes and now, compact discs! For over 25 years, this unique guide to the night sky has engaged budding astronomers in the exploration of the stars. Now available on compact disc, this collection of 4 seasonal tours and 40-page booklet with star charts makes stargazing easy. Whether hiking, camping, or simply going out into your backyard, you can play these audio tours on your portable player and embark on a magical tour of the heavens. Using the brightest stars as markers, you will soon effortlessly locate major constellations and discover their mythical origins. It's like having an astronomer by your side!

11-inch David Levy plastic planisphere

Student planispheres

"Touring the Universe"

"The Next Step: Finding and Viewing the Messier Objects."

From KenPress

Many telescopes suffer needlessly from poor field contrast caused by stray light reaching the focal plane. Applying a flat black paint to the inside of your telescope tube helps, but a textured matte black surface is a better absorber of light. ProtoStar flocked light trap material is specifically engineered for this purpose.