Good News! Do you know how simple it is to go to Heaven after this life has ended? Some people believe that belonging to a local church, temple, mosque...

Message today says "AOL will discontinue newsgroups early in 2005, we are sorry for the inconvenience". I guess I've been too lazy by continuing the AOL...

In early 2005. If you have AOL or are using any service affiliated with it (Rogers in Canada) I'd dump it. It's time AOL became a thing of the past. At...

I'd like to not lose the lens caps that go on my binocs. I see some people poke a hole through the caps, and use a thread to tie the caps to the binocs. That's...

Does anyone have one of these that they no longer need? This is the height extension for a SkyView Pro mount...16" Doink lancha AT ix DOT netcom DOT Com

I try to read as much as I can about the latest discoveries of the Universe. I find there are considerable differences in the estimates of size and distances,...

I'll raise yet another question about the 300D. Warranty. I have an opportunity to extend the 1 yr warrant by 2 years for $30. Has anyone had experience that...

I would like to know if the Canon EOS Rebel T2 ( less than 300 at Adorama) can be used for astro photo's. The info on the site says it can do a time exposure...

I think you guys might be off on this one. I've seen these green lasers being used by kids and rather irresponsibly... shooting it at movie screens in the...

With out landing of probes on Mars, Venus and now Titan, I can't help but wonder if we're also contaminating those worlds? I doubt if anything would survive...

I recently liberated an old C5+ from a basement. As you might guess, this wasn't the proper place to store it but the owner's family didn't really know what to...

Hi! I've got a 10" f5 Z-Scope. Weighs a ton! Kinda hard to move around, hence, gets less use than it should. But it does provide some really nice views. I...

Anyone know who won the auction, and the ending price?

TV refractor was sold on Ebay, was it a good price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3867506806&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT Item number:...

Last night on the 60 Minutes segment on the Huygens mission, the scientist in charge of imaging stated that the age of Saturns rings was roughly 100 million...

Call me a wimp if you will; I can deal with very cold ambient temperatures in my little observatory, but a wind chill factor of -20 to -30F with ice crystals...

Fortunately, I don't have the problem in the title, but a friend cautioned me about it through an experience a colleague of his had. The story is this. If you...

I would like to take a series of images of the sky in the form of a mosaic. No gaps between the images but with only a small overlap. Somewhere recently I saw...

Hi everyone, I'm looking to purchase a Skywatcher 70x700 OTA (from the AZ2 setup) to use as a guide scope. I am trying to find a tube ring set which will suit...

JANUARY 2005 GREEN LASER BAN Due to recent national events, it has become necessary for the Southern Cross Astronomical Society of Miami, Florida, to...