Items tagged as astronomy

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Galaxy Bedding Sets

China-based Etsy seller CBedroom digitally prints colorful, quite-detailed galaxies and other spacescapes onto both sides of soft satin bedding sets. The printed images are fade-resistant and can be washed by hand or machine, hot or cold. Each set is $148 + intl. shipping and includes: 1 duvet cover (aka comforter) 1 sheet 2 pillow covers

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‘Nuanced Opinion on Pluto’ T-Shirt

Wherever you stand on the Pluto reclassification issue, you may get as much of a kick from this t-shirt design as I did. If you can’t read the front-facing text in the image above, it says: Demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet was a reasonable decision, although the choice of nomenclature was flawed. As of this writing (Aug 14th, 2014) there is…

City Prints' "space mission" maps. ($49–$229, depending on size and frame)

City Prints Spaceflight Maps

These Spaceflight maps are perfect for anyone who’s ever dreamed of going to space. From Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 mission routes to lunar landings and even to a Kennedy Space Center launchpad, these prints are sure to make your inner astronaut happy. They’re printed on heavy pearlescent paper stock, giving them a beautiful and subtle metallic shimmer. City Prints carries the…

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Tessel Anti-Gravity Pack

The Tessel Anti-Gravity Pack is a Kickstarter campaign for a sleek modular backpack system inspired by space exploration. They had me at hello. There are four components in this system (from largest to smallest): Anti-Gravity Pack — The primary backpack piece, made from water-resistant nylon. Sports ventilated shoulder harnesses, an adjustable sternum strap, and hidden pockets. Lander — Smaller pack that can…

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“Ode to the Cosmos!” T-Shirt

It’s no secret I’m a big fan of the Cosmos TV series (both the original and current versions). I also happen to like graphic tees. So, when my buddy Nate Boateng let me know about this sweet Threadless t-shirt with pixelated versions of Carl Sagan and Neil DeGrasse Tyson fist-bumping to science, I knew instantly it was getting added to my collection…

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield. ($11–$22, based on book format)

‘An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth’ by Chris Hadfield

Man, time really flies. It’s already been a year since Commander Chris Hadfield took the world by storm and did that awesome cover of “Space Oddity” while aboard the ISS. Not content to reinvigorate the world’s sense of wonder about space and science, the man has also written a top-selling book. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth is sort of a…

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Chicago Avenue Moon

Chicago Avenue Moon is an unexpected new app from Junecloud—the studio behind Delivery Status Touch—that blows my mind a little. It’s designed to generate a personalized soundtrack for the listener as they move about, but that description doesn’t tell the whole story so I’ll just quote the source: “Chicago Avenue Moon is a responsive, generative music app that gathers a set of…

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Sky Guide for iOS

If the ‘Night Sky’ edition of Field Notes wasn’t enough of an astronomy fix for you, I’d recommend checking out Sky Guide for iOS. This thing had been sitting somewhere in my AppShopper wish list for a long time, forgotten, until Ben Brooks wrote about it yesterday. I’m glad he did, because this is such a cool app. The way it works…

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Field Notes – ‘Night Sky’ Edition

The latest in the Field Notes ‘Colors’ lineup is the gorgeous Night Sky edition. On the back cover you’ll find a set of constellations – including Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Ursa Major/Minor, Draco, Boötes, Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila – with each cover featuring a different group. These are some of the most attractive Field Notes I’ve ever seen, but maybe I’m a little…