Although the Big Bang Theory is mathematically sound, the a priori existence of a nearly infinite supermassive density from which the big bang arose is an...

Hello Everyone! I'd like to start a fun little thread tradition here on SAA. We all read Sky and Telescope. It's time to crown a monthly "Astro Hottie...

NASA spacecraft takes aim at comet's core NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft tomorrow that is expected to smash into a comet, piercing the celestial...

I just had two very different customer service experiences. 1) Maxtor. Our external 250gb harddrive just failed after 18 months. This is the second Maxtor...

Aurora web camera at Poker Flats, Alasksa (65.1N, 147.5W), by "Salmon" - System for Alaska Middle Observation Data Network. Salmon is a project of the...

A couple of months ago I got interested in Suiter star testing. I ran across a site demonstrating the use of telephone pole insulators for this purpose. Then...

Just thought I'd share some pictures of a scope I just finished for my Father. Mostly aluminum framed, with birch plywood filler panels. The aluminum was...

Hi, To complete a collection of sunset and twilight images (without comemrcial purpose, only for the pleasure of eyes), I am searching for any very...

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Well, it was a little too snowy (and COLD at +6F) to attempt to go to Olive Creek (a local state recreation area southwest of Lincoln, NE.), so I...

I've clicked on quite a few links to images. Things like M42, M27, etc. They could be anything, only to be confronted by tiny images created with widefield,...

I built a simple alt-az mount for the set of TeleVue Telepod legs I bought from a friend. http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=l7ofqm5.4gzn0719&x=1&y=ni9i2m It's...

If I recall right, for nebulae, red usually indicates Hydrogen emissions and green OIII(?), like in the ring nebula. What element is responsible for the blue...

I was recently looking at an older C8 (1980)and noticed that the corrector plate (with special coatings) had several small pits in it. Now I know the history...

A new script has been written by Greg Sellek for Astronomer's Control Panel (ACP) which automates the drift scan imaging with the Meade LX200...

FOR RELEASE: 7:00 pm (EST)/4:00 pm (PST) January 10, 2005 PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC05-01 A POSTER-SIZE IMAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY NGC 1300 One...

If you have an image of Machholz taken on the night of 2005 Jan 08/09, can you post the image details together with a statement as to whether or not you picked...

Is there a helical focuser similar to Orion's that will work in a 1.25 focuser? I have a Konus 130 with brutal image shift. Doink

FTL NEWSFEED: It has been reported that with the filling up of the AV area to become the newest inland sea of Calif. that a witness saw the "Lone Sidewalk...

Hello, Thanks for all your replies. A few questions to clarify the issues. OG says, If I'm reading you correctly, you have used slide film rather...