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Win a Dell D830 Notebook! |
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We've one great laptop to give away!
You may recall that we teamed up with Dell Outlet a while back to offer our readers the opportunity to win one of their stylish D830 Notebooks. Well, we've managed to bag another one for you to win.
Dell Outlet is a division of Dell Products, selling refurbished computer equipment. These are products which have been returned to Dell for a variety of reasons including cancellation & specification changes.
Visit www.dell.co.uk/outlet/bbcjul for more information, or call to speak to a sales representative on 0844 444 938
Dell Outlet offers the following miniumum specifications for the Notebook prize and reserves the right to supplement the prize for one of equal or greater specification subject to availability. Image is for guidance only.
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WIN! A Brief History of Time |
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We have 5 copies of this fantastic 20th anniversary edition of Hawking's classic to give away.
It’s now 20 years since Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History Of Time hit the bookstores. Bantam Press has now published a 20th anniversary edition, which is on sale now priced £15. But you could be lucky enough to grab one for free, as we have five copies to give away.
The book that started it all. A Brief History Of Time, was launched at the Royal Society in London on 16 June 1988. The first draft had actually been received by Bantam Press in the summer of 1985, while the second was complete in spring 1987. Hawking’s editor famously warned that every equation would halve sales. In the event, he included just one: E=mc2.
This hardback was published by Bantam Press in June. While it’s unlikely to be the last incarnation of A Brief History Of Time, the 20th anniversary provides a chance for a new generation of fans and science students to catch up with Hawking’s seminal work. Interestingly, the price hasn’t risen with inflation – at £15 it’s the same price as it was in 1988.
To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this simple question:
What is the only equation that appears in A Brief History Of Time?
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WIN! The ultimate planetary, lunar and solar cameras! |
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Have you ever dreamed of taking crisp, stunning shots of the rugged lunar surface, Saturn’s rings or Jupiter’s clouds through your telescope?
Well, you could be doing just that within a few weeks. That’s because this month we’ve teamed up with The Imaging Source to offer you the chance to win one of its nextgeneration USB 2.0 astronomy cameras, which are tailor-made for planetary imaging.
The star prize is a DMK 31AU03.AS monochrome camera, worth £458. It boasts a resolution of 1024x768 pixels, captures 30 frames per second and has a maximum exposure time of 60 minutes. The two runner-up prizes are DMK 21AU04.AS monochrome cameras worth £309. These capture 60 frames per second and have a resolution of 640×480 pixels. All the cameras have a low-noise Sony CCD chipand a USB 2.0 interface.
Each winner also receives a copy of the renowned camera control software IC Capture.AS. This allows you to set camera parameters and save single images and image sequences. The resulting uncompressed AVI files can be loaded into RegiStax and other software, so that you can process your images until they’re exactly what you had in mind.
Getting up and running is simple. You just connect the camera to a PC running Windows XP or Vista using a USB 2.0 cable, install Competition the included software, mount the camera on your telescope and point it at your favourite celestial body.
To find out more about The Imaging Source’s USB 2.0 and FireWire astronomy cameras, see www.astronomycameras.com
How To Enter
To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question:
What is the light-capturing sensor in an astro-imaging camera called?
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