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 5 Ways to Find or Get a Discount on Gift Cards

Find a No Fee Gift Card. Most gift cards do not assign a fee when you purchase them. Yet, they may have a few "strings attached" regarding their use. Make sure you read the terms and conditions of card you wish to purchase. Some gift cards whittle away at the balance (they call it "maintenance fees"); some even expire after a year or two. The best type of gift card to choose is one that has no expiration date, has no activation time limit and does not slowly reduce the balance of the card due to non-use.Many states have now set up specific regulations regarding the gift card terms that disallow expiration and balance fees.

Get a Gift Card with a Purchase.Many merchants and stores offer a gift card with a particular purchase. For instance, (usually closer to Christmas), some gas companies will offer a $10 or $20 gift card with the purchase of a car tank fillup. Or, a department store may offer a gift card with a purchase of $100 worth of products. Keep an eye out for these offers. You can either use the gift card yourself, or give it away as a gift.

Use Your Credit Card Reward Points to Acquire a Gift Card.Nany "reward" credit cards allow you to turn your reward points into dollar amount gift cards. Although, this really can not be considered a "bargain" since a reward point usually equals 2 cents and a $25 gift card usually requires 3000 to 5000 reward points. It is a good way to use "unused" reward points and a way to get a couple of gift cards to giveaway.

Buy Unused Gift Cards.There are websites like Swap A Gift that allow people to post their unused gift cards for sale. You can find a lot of great deals where you purchase an unused gift card at lower than face value cost. These types of websites usually require the seller to prove the value of the gift card, so there should be minimal problems in receiving your purchased card.

Buy Gift Cards on eBay.The eBay auction site has over 1,000 gift card or gift certificate listings online at the time of this writing. Many of these gift card / certificates are listed with no reserve, and much lower than the face value of the card. When choosing to buy a gift card on eBay, your biggest precaution would be to check the Seller's Feedback and make sure it is positive for Sales. In addition, it would be a good idea to make sure there have been recent positive feedback on gift card sales too.

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 Using SuperComputers to Track Hurricanes

As we use SuperComputers to track Hurricanes, Weather and Pollution in our Atmosphere so too should we use them to track each and every celestial object in the visual universe. Indeed NASA has SuperComputers which are capable of this, although putting in all the data and monitoring the entire universe is not easy as our own vantage point continually chances here on Earth and in certain seasons the Sun blocks us from seeing much of our Galaxy.

However once all the information is set into the computer artificial intelligent programmed computers will be able to track all predictions no matter if our visual skew will not allow us to see such, in fact we would know the exact time and location of a celestial collision even if we were blocked from viewing it, not that we would see the resultant for 100's of thousands of years anyway perhaps, but you get the idea.

Additionally such a computer when fully programmed could track all the celestial bodies we see back to their beginnings and give us a pretty good view of all events past, present (our present) and future (their future and our future). Perhaps we might even back trace our own beginnings in time or the beginnings of what we call our current home planet; yes I speak of this pale blue dot is a sea of darkness.

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 Aristotle and Astronomers

Aristotle who was the tutor of Alexander the Great described the progression of the moon phases and concluded that they resulted from the fact that we see the different portions of its illuminated portions over a month. We, therefore, see only half of the total surface of the moon at any time, and the shape of the moon we see is determined by the portion of the sunlit side we can observe from the earth.

Aristotle also deduced that the sun was more distant from the earth than from the moon. He could tell because occasionally the moon passes between the earth and the sun causing the temporary phenomenon of solar eclipse. Aristotle also argued that the earth is round. His first argument was based on the fact that during a lunar eclipse we see the shape of the earth's shadow on the moon as round. If the earth were, for instance, a disk, we should sometimes see sunlight strike edge of the disk and its shadow on the moon would consequently be a line.

Aristotle's second argument was that people traveling southwards observe stars invisible in their previous location to appear above the southern horizon. In the northern sky the altitude of the North Star decreases as the traveler moves southwards indicating that the traveler must have moved over a curved surface.Aristotle, along with his contemporaries, rejected the notion that the earth was in motion. They reasoned that if the earth really did move around the sun, we should be observing the stars from different positions along the earth's orbit and thus see the stars as appearing to move in different directions. This expected apparent change in the direction of stars as a result of motion of the observer on a moving earth is termed parallax.

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 Astronomers,Telescopes and Light Pollution

It is important that citizens do everything possible to eliminate the threat of light pollution by ensuring that unwelcome light doesn't shine upwards into the night sky. City planners can also work towards enacting dark sky ordinances that will preserve the night skies in rural and urban areas. City planners and citizens would benefit from the advice of veteran astronomers like Dave Crawford, PhD. In the article he describes how in 1958, stargazing wasn't as difficult as it is today.

Modern civilization has evolved around the night sky. Ancient peoples celebrated the wonders of the constellations. In present times, it's unfortunate that people living in urban areas can't even identify the constellations. Areas such as Galloway Forest Park still have amazingly clear views of the night sky because a growing segment of the world is working to reclaim the night skies from light pollution. According to The Independent, Galloway Forest Park was awarded special "dark sky park" status by the Dark-Sky Association (IDA). It is clear that the movement to eliminate light pollution is growing, because those that look to the stars for study and inspiration should have constellations readily available to observe, not just memories in a document to look at.

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 Some Things to Look For when Getting Astronomical Binoculars

Magnification - this is defined as to whether the unit will be held by hand or mounted on a tripod. Hand-held units are quite cheaper than those with accessories because you will only be buying binoculars. You must consider units with 12x or lower magnification in order to maintain steadiness. Best viewing through lenses ranging from 7x to 12x is considered best options. For units which needs mounting on a tripod, those with 15x to 30 x magnification appear ideal for effective stargazing. Although there are units whose magnification are fixed, there are however recent models containing varied eyepieces with varied magnification therefore rendering the unit to be more flexible for varied viewing options.

Sizes of lens - sizes of the objective lenses should also be taken into consideration for this will direct how much light can enter your unit. Typically, the larger the opening, the higher the amount of energy transmitted. But for astronomical purpose, those with 50 to 60 mm, although quite heavy, is best suited for this activity.

Focus type - for easy cleaning and maintenance, center focus is advised for astronomical binoculars. Apart from it can cleaned easily, you can also easily seal the unit and protect it from dust and moisture.

Type of prism - those without mirrored surfaces such as porro prisms are best for stargazing. It increase sharpness of the image and puts lesser pressure on your pockets. This type also is capable of reflecting light path about thrice than others.

Mounts - the size of the binoculars should also conform to how large the accessories should be. Users should include the mounting equipment which is often a tripod. Large units should be paired with bigger tripods in order to support the weight of the unit as well as provide steady base while viewing. This will also provide support to the binoculars to prevent possible dropping and potential damage to the viewing equipment. Those with 80mm should be paired with tripods that can carry load of about 12 to 15 pounds.

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 Help With Finding Telescope Stores

If surface research has not allowed you to find a telescope store near your neighborhood, then realize that you may have to travel a bit to get to a store that sells telescopes.The good point is that there are some great methods to find stores. For example looking in the Yellow Pages should be the first port of call. Another is to look through astronomy and telescope magazines such as Sky & Telescope.

Another alternative is to look online, where you may find retail stores selling telescopes. The good point with all this is that a telescope store allows you to actually speak to people who are interested in astronomy and know a bit about the subject, so they can be of great help in getting you started in astronomy.

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 As an Astronomer:make sure highly proficient in writing

Try to take as many mathematics and science courses as you can while you're in high school. You should complete pre-calculus, chemistry, and physics by the time you graduate.Once you are accepted into a college, you should choose physics or astronomy as your major and try to carry at least a 3.0 grade point average. A B average is is the minimum GPA accepted by many graduate astronomy programs, so you'll want to get the highest grades you possibly can while you're an undergraduate.

Another area to make sure you're highly proficient in is writing. As an astronomer, you'll write many articles related to astronomy and space. If you want them to be published in respected publications, the quality of your writing has to be top notch.

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