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Show a loved one that they hung the moon with this necklace

NEWS – For one glorious moment, I thought this necklace was going to change to show the current moon phase – but then, such a necklace wouldn’t be as affordable as this beauty.  The Moon Phase Necklace from Moonglow is made of pewter and has a customized crystal to show a moon phase.  The pendant is accented with a black Swarovski crystal and comes complete with an 18″ pewter chain.

The pendants show the moon at various phases, from new moon, to full moon, and phases in between.  You can even select a pendant to commemorate the recent Blood Moon…

or last years total solar eclipse.

Select the Moon’s phase on a date that was important to you, like your wedding date, a loved one’s birthday, or any other important date.  The necklace would make a perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself.  The Moon Phase Necklace from Moonglow is $38.00 at The Grommet.

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Show a loved one that they hung the moon with this necklace originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 17, 2018 at 10:00 am.

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Twinkle, twinkle, little skirt – Milky Way galaxy version

Last year, we told you about a skirt from ThinkGeek that was decorated with constellations that came to life when you turned on its hidden battery-powered LED lights.  That skirt was pretty, but it was missing scientific accuracy. ThinkGeek has introduced a new twinkling skirt decorated with “Great Observatories Unique Views of the Milky Way – a NASA image created from data provided by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory”.

This above-the-knee circle skirt has three layers – a see-through layer printed with the Milky Way image, white gauze layer, and a white liner.  You’ll need to do a little assembly by snapping in the stands of 60 cold-white LED wire lights.  The lights can be operated in six different modes, and they will appear violet as they shine through the printed layer.  The lights are not as heavy as Christmas tree light strands, but they are sturdy enough to withstand being sat upon.  With a fresh set of batteries, you’ll twinkle for up to nine hours.

After removing the electronics, the 100% polyester skirt can be machine washed in cold and line dried.  It has two side pockets and a 2″ tall flat-front waist, with elastic and a zipper in back.  It’s available in sizes S-3X for $59.99.

The Twinkling Milky Way Skirt is a ThinkGeek design and is exclusive to ThinkGeek.

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Carry the moon in your pocket

You’ve seen those 3D-printed moon lamps, like the one The Gadgeteer featured last year.  Those lamps are available in various sizes and come with a wooden stand for display in your room.  Just like the bigger versions, the moon on this keychain is also 3D-printed to accurately represent the surface of Earth’s moon, and it’s sized to take along with you.

The moon is made of non-toxic, odorless, environmentally-friendly materials, so it’s safe enough for even children to use.  At 1.6″, it’s small enough for a keychain fob but large enough to use as a small nightlight on your nightstand.  Its LED is powered with three AG3 batteries.

The Mini 3D Moon Keychain is $18.00 at Brando.

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The universe is at your fingertips with the smart, app-connected Stellina telescope

The Stellina doesn’t look like a typical telescope.  Instead of a long tube, Stellina is a 19″ x 15″ x 4.7″, 15lb block that opens into an ED doublet refractor with an 80mm aperture, f/5 focal ratio, and 400mm focal length sitting atop an alt-azimuth mount.  Its 6.4MP Sony CMOS image sensor has 3096 x 2080 pixels and a 1° x 0.7° field of view.

The integrated computer can automatically find your target of interest, and the Stellina uses the included derotator to automatically follow the target as the stars rotate for long-exposure astrophotography.  It’s powered by a micro-USB 5V 2A AC power supply or by an optional mobile power charger.  You can expect up to 10 hours of use with a 20,000mAh external powerbank.  It’s controlled by an app on your smartphone or tablet.  Vaonis says:  “Stellina opens up new ways to collaborate with the scientific community through crowd-sourced science. Exoplanet transits, asteroid occultations, variable star or supernova monitoring: contribute to the research by sharing your data with research scientists. Be more than an observer, be an explorer!”

Because of the compact size and light weight, the Stellina and its included tripod are easily thrown in a backpack to take along on hikes and camping trips.  Its IP53 water-resistance rating means it will be safely transported and used in less-than-ideal conditions.

Vaonis is taking pre-orders now at a $500 discount.  Pre-order now for $2499, and you can expect delivery in the third quarter of 2018.  Learn much more about the Vaonis Stellina telescope and place your pre-order at the Vaonis website.

Wine bottle not empty? Put a planet-sized cork in it!

Well, these wine-bottle stoppers aren’t planet sized, but they are planet shaped.  The Solar System Glow-in-the-Dark Bottle Stoppers are made by Chinese artisans using lamp-working techniques to turn colored glass rods into beautiful spheres representing the Sun and some of the planets.  As they are being made, a luminescent powder is mixed into the molten glass to make the spheres glow in the dark.

The stoppers are made of chrome, glass, and silicone.  The stoppers are 3.75″ tall, and the glass spheres are 1.5″ in diameter, except for Saturn, which is 2.25″.  In addition to the Sun, you can also select from the Earth, Moon, Mercury, Saturn, or Neptune.  Saturn is $26.00; all other designs are $24.00 each.  Choose your glow-in-the-dark cosmic bottle stopper at UncommonGoods.