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Dear Astro-family,

On top of giving you facts and ponderings about the Universe, we’d really like to help you find the best gear to fulfill your stargazing dreams - to accomplish this we’re super excited to be launching an all new section of The Space Kiosk - RECOMMENDATION MONDAY (although today is a Tuesday).

This is a chance for every one of our fans (that’s you) to ask any of the questions about space tech you’ve had your eyes on, or even divulge your own know-how for the benefit of the others! Every Monday, I’m going to be here giving you guys the floor - just tag #thespacekiosk with your questions and comments below!

LIFT OFF! Our FIRST recommendation is for all you cosmos dreamers who want to buy their FIRST BEGINNER Telescope. Our number one pick is without a doubt the fantastic and practical CELESTRON NEXSTAR 130SLT GoTo - the perfect combo of ease of use and enough features to support your progression well into the amateur phase.

The Celestron NexStar 130SLT is a classic newtonian reflector and boasts 130mm of aperture which allows for fantastic observing power.

WHAT WILL I SEE?

- Seasonal icecaps on Mars - Dark Cassini division between Saturn’s largest rings - Shadows of Jupiter’s largest moons as they transit across the planets face. - Nebula, star clusters and far off galaxies.

One of the best features of this telescope is the GoTo function - it allows beginners to spend more time admiring a celestial target than spending ages looking for it. While learning navigation is definitely a skill you should acquire, this tool allows you to make the most out of your time while educating you along the way. The software included with the telescope has an amazing catalogue of more than 4000 celestial objects to keep you busy for a very long time!

TSK SAYS: While this telescope is not the cheapest beginner scope out there, it is exceedingly worth its price-tag due to its exceptional build, functionality and ease of use. We have considered extensive reviews from astronomers the world over - this proudly takes the number 1 spot for our beginner astro-family.

Check it out @ http://thespacekiosk.com or http://goo.gl/kJYd0b

Clear skies, The Space Kiosk

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Check out the Kiosk’s favourite astro-gadget for the week: http://thespacekiosk.com . We only recommend hand picked and expert reviewed items that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

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Image: NASA

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Check out the Kiosk’s favourite astro-gadget for the week: http://thespacekiosk.com . We only recommend hand picked and expert reviewed items that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

www.instagram.com/thespacekiosk

Image: NASA, WMAP Science Team

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Check out the Kiosk’s favourite astro-gadget for the week: http://thespacekiosk.com . We only recommend hand picked and expert reviewed items that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

www.instagram.com/thespacekiosk

Image: NASA

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Check out the Kiosk’s favourite astro-gadget for the week: http://thespacekiosk.com . We only recommend hand picked and expert reviewed items that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

www.instagram.com/thespacekiosk

Image: NASA, ESA Hubble

[thespacekiosk]

Check out the Kiosk’s favourite astro-gadget for the week: http://thespacekiosk.com . We only recommend hand picked and expert reviewed items that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

www.instagram.com/thespacekiosk

Image: NASA John Hopkins University Applied Physics

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Check out the Kiosk’s favourite astro-gadget for the week: http://thespacekiosk.com . We only recommend hand picked and expert reviewed items that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

www.instagram.com/thespacekiosk

Image: NASA, JPL-Caltech

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In 1925 astronomer Edwin Hubble made the observation that the universe is expanding. Galaxies are not moving through space, they are moving in space, because space is also moving. In other words, the universe has no center; everything is moving away from everything else. If you imagine a grid of space with a galaxy every million light years or so, after enough time passes this grid will stretch out so that the galaxies are spread to every two million light years, and so on, possibly into infinity.

One famous analogy to explain the expanding universe is imagining the universe like a loaf of raisin bread dough. As the bread rises and expands, the raisins move farther away from each other, but they are still stuck in the dough. In the case of the universe, there may be raisins out there that we can’t see any more because they have moved away so fast that their light has never reached Earth. Fortunately, gravity is in control of things at the local level and keeps our raisins together.

Check out the Kiosk’s favourite astro-gadget for the week: http://thespacekiosk.com . We only recommend hand picked and expert reviewed items that we hope you’ll love as much as we do.

www.instagram.com/thespacekiosk

Image: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/M. Mcdonald et Al. ; Optical: NASA/STScl