Solar Science Lab

Solar Science Lab Review

Solar Science Lab Feature

• It's solar-powered fun
• It's a great way to teach children how power from the sun transforms our world
• Using the illustrated step by step guide you'll learn how to capture, control and harness solar power to cook an egg, create weather in a casserole dish, power a mobile with a solar cell, and much more
• This fascinating lab - in - a - box contains all the equipment you need to safely conduct a variety of solar - powered experiments, including a parabolic reflector, mirror, test tube, magnifying glass, electric motor, thermometer, solar cell and more
• It's solar powered fun

It's solar-powered fun! Go solar with more than 30 exciting activities to help young scientists investigate the power of the sun. This fascinating lab-in-a-box contains all the equipment you need to safely conduct a variety of solar-powered experiments, including a parabolic reflector, mirror, test tube, magnifying glass, electric motor, thermometer, solar cell, and more.

Using the illustrated step-by-step guide, you'll learn how to capture, control and harness solar power to cook an egg, create weather in a casserole dish, power a mobile with a solar cell and much more. It's a great way to teach children how power from the sun transforms our world. Requires 3 "AA" batteries, not included.

Orion 254mm f/4.7 Reflector Telescope Optical Tube Assembly

Orion 254mm f/4.7 Reflector Telescope Optical Tube Assembly Review

Orion 254mm f/4.7 Reflector Telescope Optical Tube Assembly Feature

• 254mm (10") aperture and 1200mm focal length reflector telescope optical tube provides vivid, close views of deep-sky and solar system objects
• Includes 2" Crayford focuser for smooth, backlash-free focus adjustment
• Recommended for visual or astrophotographic use
• Weighs 27.2 pounds
• Optical tube only, does not include tube rings, mount, or tripod - which can be purchased separately

Responding to your requests, we are pleased to offer this reflector optical tube assembly (OTA) for folks who already have an equatorial mount. This optical tube assembly includes Pyrex parabolic mirror optics, upgraded 2" Crayford-style focuser, eyepiece holder, quick-collimation cap, dust cap, and dovetail base for finder scope. Aperture: 254mm (10.0"). Focal length: 1200mm (f/4.7). Has a 2" collimatable focuser with 2" and 1.25" eyepiece holders. Recommended for visual use or astrophotography. Includes prime-focus camera adapter. Weighs 27.2 lbs. Tube rings, tube ring mounting plate, finder scope, and eyepieces sold separately.

3D Mirror Scope Illusion Creator

3D Mirror Scope Illusion Creator Review

3D Mirror Scope Illusion Creator Feature

• 3D Mirror Scope Illusion Creator makes learning fun
• Create your own 3D hologram with this amazing 3D Mirror Scope Illusion Creator.
• Place your object in the center bottom of two parabolic mirrors and watch as it is projected as a solid object above the opening in the top mirror.
• Try to touch it and your finger goes right through it
• Ages 8+.

Create your own 3D hologram with this amazing 3D Mirror Scope Illusion Creator. How does it work? Place your object in the center bottom of two parabolic mirrors and watch as it is projected as a solid object above the opening in the top mirror. Try to touch it and your finger goes right through it -- fun for the whole family! Ages 8+.

Solar Furnace

Solar Furnace Review

Solar Furnace Feature

• Demonstrate the extraordinary power of the sun by concentrating solar energy with this 12" diameter parabolic dish.
• Using its reflective mirror, the furnace can generate extreme temperatures to heat materials placed in the attached copper receptacle.

This 12" diameter, parabolic dish lets you safely and easily demonstrate the extraordinary power of the sun by concentrating solar energy. -- -- Using its reflective mirror, the furnace can generate extreme temperatures to heat materials placed in the attached copper receptacle. -- More on Solar Power -- We've used the Sun for drying clothes and food for thousands of years, but only recently have we been able to use it for generating power. -- The Sun is 150 million kilometers away, and amazingly powerful. The Solar Furnace is a great way to show this awesome power. -- Just the tiny fraction of the Sun's energy that hits the Earth (around a hundredth of a millionth of a percent) is enough to meet all our power needs many times over. -- In fact, every minute, enough energy arrives at the Earth to meet our demands for a whole year - if only we could harness it properly. -- Advantages -- **Solar energy is free - it needs no fuel and produces no waste or pollution. -- **In sunny countries, solar power can be used where there is no easy way to get electricity to a remote place. -- **Handy for low-power uses such as solar powered garden lights and battery chargers. -- Disadvantages -- -- **Doesn't work at night. -- **Very expensive to build solar power stations. Solar cells still cost a great deal compared to the amount of electricity they'll produce in their lifetime. -- **Can be unreliable unless you're in a very sunny climate. In the US, solar power isn't much use except for low-power applications, as you need a very large area of solar panels to get a decent amount of power. However, for these applications it's definitely worthwhile. -- Excellent for grades 3-12

3-D Mirascope

3-D Mirascope Review

3-D Mirascope Feature

• This super-cool toy creates a realistic 3D Holographic image from small objects, for hours of family fun.
• Projects amazing three-dimensional images using two concave mirrors

Instant Illusion Maker -- Creates 3-D hologram images to trick your eyes and your family and friends. The images look completely real and solid, but when you try to touch it, your finger appears to go right through it. -- The 3-D Mirascope consists of two parabolic mirrors that are facing each other - the top mirror has a hole in the center where the hologram effect takes place. Simply set an object in the bottom of the parabolic mirror, and it is suddenly projected as a solid object in the opening of the top mirror. Objects can be easily changed and the same incredible effect will be projected. Includes the mirascope, frog figurine, instructions, and information about holograms. -- Recommended ages 8 and up.

Parabolic Reflector & Beamsplitter Mirrors

Parabolic Reflector & Beamsplitter Mirrors Review

Free standard shipping - This 30 cm parabolic reflector is precision polished and made from 0.04 thick aluminum. It has a 0.75 center hole and mounting rim. Can be used as a solar energy collector. Beamsplitter mirrors are coated to break a beam into two or more separate beams. These have a reflectivity percentage of 40% and 30% and measure 127mm x 178mm and 50mm x 50mm respectively.

Toysmith 9" Deluxe 3D Mirascope #79748

Toysmith 9" Deluxe 3D Mirascope #79748 Review

Toysmith 9" Deluxe 3D Mirascope #79748 Feature

• 9" Version
• Perfect for a desktop
• Includes plastic frog and instructions
• Objects can be changed out
• You think you can touch it, your fingers go right through it

You won't believe your eyes! This instant illusion maker, 9 Inch 3D Mirascope creates a hologram image that looks 100% real - but you can't touch it. Mirrored optics project images of objects, like the Die, Frog, Pom-Pom and Glow-In-The-Dark Stone that we include, into a three-dimensional floating position. WOW! This is unbelievable! You think you can touch it, but when you try, your fingers go right through it. You can try this trick with your own small objects too. Try a Paperclip, Stamp or any other small object. Includes complete instructions and an explanation of how this amazing phenomenon works (with parabolic mirrors). Information about holograms are included. A parabolic mirror is a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2 = 2px or x2 = 2py. DELUXE Mirascope is made of durable plastic and measures 9 inches in Diameter.

Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector

Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector Review

Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector Feature

• Complete 5.1" aperture reflector telescope with full-size adjustable tripod and equatorial (EQ) mount for easy manual tracking of objects in the night sky
• 900mm focal length and f/6.9 focal ratio makes the SpaceProbe 130 EQ an excellent telescope for viewing wide-field deep-sky objects like cloudy nebulas, distant galaxies, and sparkling open star clusters and bright globular star clusters
• 130mm optics gulp up light from the night sky for wonderful views of the Moon and planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
• Sturdy EQ-2 equatorial telescope mount features two slow-motion control knobs so you can keep what you're looking at in the eyepiece for extended views
• Includes two Explorer II 1.25" Kellner eyepieces (25mm and 10mm focal lengths) for two different viewing magnifications, a 6x30 finder scope for easy aiming of the telescope, collimation cap, dust caps, accessory tray, Starry Night software, and more!

The Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector is a Newtonian reflector telescope packaged with a sturdy equatorial mount, two Explorer II eyepieces, a 6x30 finder scope, and Orion‘s Starry Night Special Edition software. Invented by Sir Isaac Newton, reflector telescopes provide more light gathering power per dollar than any other telescope design. With 130mm (5.1 inches) of aperture, the SpaceProbe 130 produces images that are twice as bright as 90mm telescopes and more than four times brighter than 60mm beginner scopes.

The Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector with its Explorer II eyepieces serves up bright, clear images of the Moon, the planets, and even deep space objects like star clusters and galaxies. The 25mm eyepiece magnifies the image by 36 times; when I look at the Pleiades or Seven Sisters cluster at 36X the SpaceProbe 130 shows me a bright open cluster with dozens of point-like stars filling the field of view. When I use the 10mm eyepiece (90X magnification) the lunar disk fills the field of view and the rings of Saturn are plainly resolved. And when I use an optional Ultima 2X Barlow with the 10mm eyepiece for 180X magnification I can see the cloud bands of Jupiter and pick out individual stars in bright globular clusters like M13.

The EQ2 equatorial mount included with the Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector comes partially assembled, but it shouldn’t take long to set up. The trick to using an equatorial mount is to point the polar axis at Polaris, the North Star. Once the mount is aligned and balanced, the telescope tracks stars and planets at high power with just a turn of one slow motion knob. You can even add an optional motor drive for hands free tracking.

The Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Newtonian Reflector Telescope is a simply a great value. The Explorer II eyepieces deliver bright sharp images of the Moon, the planets and the stars, and the EQ2 mount can be motorized for hands free tracking. --Jeff Phillips

Pros:

More than 4 times brighter than 60mm scopes

Includes two eyepieces and a 6x30 finder

Solid equatorial mount and aluminum tripod

Starry Night software and SkyTheatre DVD included

Cannot ship to California addresses.Ships to the U.S. including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ Reflector Telescope An affordable but very capable telescope130mm aperture and 900mm focal length for great all-around viewing performanceIncludes sturdy tripod and equatorial mount for hands-free celestial trackingIncludes two eyepieces, finder scope, focuser, collimation cap, and FREE Starry Night astronomy softOne-year limited warranty A lot of folks shopping for their first telescope tell us that they have always had a fascination with the stars. They've been wanting to get a telescope for a long time, they say. We understand very well the lure of the night sky. It has intrigued mankind for millennia with its beauty and mysteriousness. And still does. So it's only natural to want to know more about it, to get a closer look. If you share this fascination, and are ready finally to spring for that telescope, then consider the affordable but very capable Orion SpaceProbe 130mm EQ Reflector Telescope. Sporting the classic long-tube Newtonian design, the Orion SpaceProbe 130mm provides great all-around viewing performance. One minute you can be studying lunar crater formations at high power; the next, the ethereal glow of a nebular star factory. A few minutes later, the ringed visage of Saturn. All served in crisp detail by way of the SpaceProbe's light-gathering 130mm (5.1") primary mirror of 900mm focal length (f/6.9). The mirror lies at the base of the rolled-steel optical tube, which is outfitted with a smooth rack-and-pinion focuser. It accepts 1.25" telescope eyepieces, including the two fully coated Explorer II telescope eyepieces that come standard with the Orion SpaceProbe 130mm: a 25mm for low-power viewing at 36x and a 10mm for higher-power looks at 90x. Also standard is a 6x30 achromatic finder scope to help home in on celestial targets. The mount is our sturdy EQ-2 equatorial model, with adjustable aluminum legs and accessory tr

Orion Atlas 10 EQ-G Reflector Telescope with GoTo Controller

Orion Atlas 10 EQ-G Reflector Telescope with GoTo Controller Review

Orion Atlas 10 EQ-G Reflector Telescope with GoTo Controller Feature

• This telescope's big 10" optics and precision engineered equatorial mount will show you what big-aperture performance is all about
• The Atlas 10 EQ-G reflector features an expertly figured 254mm (10") parabolic mirror of 1200mm focal length (f/4.7) for breathtaking views
• The Atlas EQ-G mount's GoTo computerized database provides automated motorized access to 42,900 celestial objects
• The robust Atlas EQ-G mount provides stable support for the heavy optical tube and added accessories
• Includes 9x50 finder scope, 2" Crayford-style focuser, 1.25" 25mm Sirius Plossl, Starry Night astronomy software, and more!

Nights under the stars will never be quite the same with the Atlas 10 EQ-G. They'll be much, much more rewarding. This scope's big 10" optics and newly engineered mount - with GoTo functionality, there is no place you can't go. The handcontroller's database puts over 42,900 objects are at your fingertips. Big-telescope performance is all about the optics. The Atlas 10 features a 254mm (10") parabolic mirror made from premium Pyrex low-expansion glass for superior thermal stability. The upgraded 2" Crayford-style focuser has a 1.25" adapter to accommodate either size of eyepiece; a 1.25" 26mm Sirius Plossl comes standard, as does a 9x50 finder scope. Then there's the mount. The beefy Atlas EQ-G provides stable support and motorized dual-axis control, courtesy of dual internal stepper motors that slew the scope at up to 3.4-deg per second and track with exceptionally low periodic error.

Mirage 3-D Instant Hologram Maker

Mirage 3-D Instant Hologram Maker Review

Mirage 3-D Instant Hologram Maker Feature

• Creates an optical illusion from small objects placed inside
• Projects amazing three-dimensional images using two concave mirrors
• Even when photgraphed, the object appears to be on top
• 9" diameter

Try to touch the object that appears on top of this fascinating optic mirage disc... there's nothing there! The object is actually below. effect. 9" diameter. Even when photgraphed, the object appears to be on top.

Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope

Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope Review

Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope Feature

• Orion SpaceProbe 130ST EQ (307 x 130mm) Telescope

The SpaceProbe 130ST EQ is a rich-field Newtonian reflector with a tube only 24" long compared to the 33" tube length of the standard 130 EQ. The focal length of the ST's 130mm (5.1") primary mirror is 650mm (f/5), producing a wider field of view and brighter images for a given eyepiece focal length. The diffraction-limited parabolic primary mirror is the same type used on much larger reflectors costing substantially more. On a short-focal-length design like this one, a parabolic mirror is a must for delivering sharp, detailed images. This scope package includes an EQ-2 equatorial mount with dual setting circles and manual slow-motion controls, adjustable aluminum tripod with accessory tray, two Plossl eyepieces (25mm and 10mm), and a 6x30 achromatic finder scope. One-year limited warranty.