Jack Horkheimer : Star Gazer Cartoons

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:15 pm

Here are a series of cartoons from JackStargazer.com that tell you more about the night sky: http://www.jackstargazer.com/Cartoons.html

There're really fun to read and you do learn lots of things. They also feature a weekly video and radio broadcast. Enjoy!

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klutz · Post by **klutz** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:03 pm

This will interest kids even more

Thanks!

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:53 pm

very good information!

Lily · Post by **Lily** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:23 pm

Thanks, that's helpful.

My children insist in watching Jupiter almost every night. I am thinking of buying a bino to have a closer look.... but I think better wait until I see others' equipment at this coming star party. Really looking forward to this gathering.

Lily

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:32 am

Thanks, that's helpful.

My children insist in watching Jupiter almost every night. I am thinking of buying a bino to have a closer look.... but I think better wait until I see others' equipment at this coming star party. Really looking forward to this gathering.

Lily

Hi Lily,

You'll need pretty high magnifications (starting from 80x) to really see jupiter. With bino (7x to 10x magnification), you can't really see the planet's disk. Yes, go to one of our gatherings first before buying anything.

cheers,
Arief

aquillae · Post by **aquillae** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:56 pm

Thanks for sharing it, I've been Jack's fan since the first time i saw his TV program