Today and every day, we hope our products inspire people to be more in touch with the world around them. With our MOVA World Maps Collection, we capture the legacy of maps as valuable sources of knowledge while adding a new dimension of wonder and appeal. In honor of Geography Awareness Week, we are putting an extra […]
MOVA Geography: Relief Maps
What are relief maps? Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: The Ecliptic
MOVA Geography: Ocean Currents
What causes ocean currents and how do they affect us? Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: Relief Maps
MOVA Geography: Latitude vs. Longitude
The difference between latitude & longitude Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: Ocean Currents
MOVA Geography: The Ecliptic
What is The Ecliptic? Want to learn more? Watch MOVA Geography: Latitude vs. Longitude
Poll: Moons of the Solar System
We all know the Earth’s Moon is amazing, but what about the moons of the other planets? All 181 moons of the solar system tell a story about how they were formed, and they have unique textures, colors, shapes, and sizes. We get many requests to add more moons to our MOVA Outer Space collection, so we’ve selected […]
Stargazing 101 with Celestron Telescopes
We sat down with Jarred Donkersley, Celestron’s Assistant Marketing Manager, to discuss how anyone can get started with stargazing, why astronomy is important,and his favorite space missions. Celestron has been in business for over 50 years. How did it get started? It all started when Tom Johnson, our founder, discovered an inexpensive way to mass […]
Celestron Telescopes Q&A: Part II
We continue our conversation with Jarred Donkersley, Celestron’s Assistant Marketing Manager, to discuss how Celestron brings people together through community events, a wide array of products, and a dedication to teach people about our planet. Read part one of our interview to get a stargazing lesson. What’s the best part about working at Celestron? What makes […]
Quiz: Which Planet Are You From?
This quiz has ended. Houston, we have a problem. Do you ever feel like you came from a different planet? Well, maybe you did! In honor of World Space Week, we put together this quiz to determine which planet you are from based on your personality. Are you quiet like the moon, free-spirited like Jupiter, […]
Magic of Magnets: MOVA Globe Magnets
Do you remember how cool it was to play with magnets as a kid? From attracting metal objects, allowing us to build things, to making its presence on household items, magnets are as practical as they are magical. When we were developing MOVA Creations, we wanted to create products that could truly fascinate and mesmerize. […]
More Than Maps: A Geographical Q&A with Stacie Townsend
What does getting a degree in geography actually entail? According to Stacie Townsend, a PhD candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis, it’s a lot more varied and diverse than most people think. Stacie discusses how geography can be used to explain everything from trends in public transportation to the fictional town […]
Cartography Crusades & A New Breed of Maps: Denis Wood Q&A
Chances are you know someone who dislikes reading maps. Scales, grids, directions, legends, and all those details make it overwhelming to decipher information. Even mapmaker Denis Wood doesn’t use these things; in fact he challenges them. Maker of unconventional maps and author of several books denouncing the old rigid rules of cartography, Denis seeks instead to map things […]