Revisiting the OpticsCentral Open Night 2016 in Melbourne
Revisit OpticsCentral Open Night 2016 with us as we contemplate the great family-friendly night we had with telescopes, ASV, Saxon and Celestron, goodie bags, raffles and more!
Revisit OpticsCentral Open Night 2016 with us as we contemplate the great family-friendly night we had with telescopes, ASV, Saxon and Celestron, goodie bags, raffles and more!
Overwhelmed by all the information on the internet about choosing the perfect pair of birdwatching binoculars? All you wanted to do is to identify and observe birds from far away […]
Photo credit: ESO “The potential [of life] is there. I’d say we haven’t found any reason why life couldn’t be there yet.” – Coughlin, a SETI astronomer working with NASA’s […]
It’s the last day of our Celebrating National Science Week experiments. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed writing them. This final experiment is very different from […]
The end of the National Science Week celebration is soon coming. However the last experiments are well worth the wait. For today’s experiment, we will be conducting one of the most […]
It’s almost the end of the National Science Week activities. In yesterday’s article, Fruits Magnified, fruits were the main subject being studied in detail under a stereo microscope. What we […]
Fruits Magnified Magnifying glasses, stereo or digital microscopes are very easy to use, interesting to play with and equally rewarding. There is a vast range of things people usually look […]
What’s in the Water? Did you know that 71% of the Earth’s surface is water? We see it everywhere – lakes, rivers, beaches, and countless more places. However, the water […]
Find out why the Moon appears different on different nights of a month and the names of the eight Moon Phases. This topic works great as simple general knowledge and is also one of the fundamentals of getting into lunar observation. Read now!
To celebrate National ScienceWeek in Australia, OpticsCentral is posting one experiment every day for the week. Today, we will be talking about counterfeit detection and identifying the mechanisms that are in place to protect our currency.