The Stars and Serenity!

Telescopes at USD$15.00 a piece! Honest to goodness one too! No bruffing one! See here. Can be a wonderful gift and introduction to astronomy for the kids and those starting out on this hobby!

I am also a fan of the Firefly tv series which ran only for 14 episodes before it was cancelled. But I was already hooked to the universe and characters which this sci-fi series encompassed, after watching all the episodes online last year. I also caught the movie from this series which was called Serenity and was bowled over, once again, by its action, drama and pathos that had made the tv series so special. Now NASA is having a contest to name their 3rd node of the International Space Station. One of the candidates for the names there is Serenity! So far it is in the lead! If you are interested, go here and put some use to your surfing and vote in for Serenity! :-)

(flickr pic from sandrino)