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Yesterday, my son said that he would point his yellow National Geographic junior binoculars at the moon “and see if those dark spots really are mountains”. Unfortunately, we are just past the New Moon, so he was not able to perform his observation. Give him a couple of weeks. Oh, and those binoculars are not powerful enough to see much of anything. But still, consider the implications of his thought process. This five year old has had a Galilean breakthrough on his own. Technology and natural, childlike inquisitiveness are what drive science. And these in turn drive technology. Which means that I will soon be purchasing a starter telescope on eBay. Posted by Wulf on August 26, 2006 at 11:22 AM

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You can get them at Wal-Mart, too.

Posted by: Jon Henke at August 26, 2006 12:53 PM

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Good point. I will have to see what they have and how much it is. I know I have seen some move on eBay for chump change.

Posted by: Wulf at August 26, 2006 1:45 PM

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