FOR RELEASE: November 11, 2004 PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC04-31a HUBBLE TRACKS ASTEROID'S SKY TREK While analyzing NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of the...

On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 23:48:59 GMT, John Steinberg quoted, in part: There is also a more tangible piece of New York on Mars. On...

I voted early this morning, EST. I voted for those scientists who, without a political thought in their minds, have worked for three thousand years to bring...

In a follow up to my recent Mountain vs Valley viewing I was remembering being on top of Mt Tamalpais north of San Francisco during thee Halle-Bopp action (SF...

I'm reading all these reports of Aurora in the Northern Hemisphere, and seeing predictions of Aurora in Northern hemisphere for the next couple of days at...

When they drop the probe, and it goes down to the surface, is (given the cloud cover and distance from the sun) there going to be enough light for it to take...

A shameless plug for some shots I took sunday night. http://www.cam.org/~georgea/aurora2004.htm George Anderson Clear skies and good health

Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest scientists ever to live, and one of the most enigmatic. He was brilliant beyond description and is credited with having...

Hey all... Any opinions on Celestron xCel eyepieces? I have an 8mm xCel... I can't seem to get a good image in either an ETX-60, ETX-90 or Synta 6"...

Aurora Again - Central Iowa (Lat 42 N, Long 93 W) 8:50 CST (2:50 UTC) Broken Scattered Clouds Broad Greenish Glow up 40 degrees

I noticed this really seemed to go almost sub-arc second in the detail. http://khanscope.com/astrophotoDetails.cfm?astrophotoID=8

I've got an Olympus C-3040 and if I set it at 400 iso and let it expose for 16 seconds, it shows considerable noise. So, I put it in the fridge for a couple...

They're an orrery type device and have been around for a while. I just found out about them through S&T's Holiday Catalog, p40. I assume programs on handheld...

I have seen a drawing, in Sky & Telescope years ago, of a "wizard-like" figure at the top of arcs of the sky who is lifting the edge of the cosmos to peek...

Anyone have either of these? I have an ETX90 now & was wondering if this would be a significant upgrade. Also, should I shell out the extra cash & get the 10"...

Folks, I think I'm going to go ahead, break down and get a pair of larger aperture binos (70mm+). Now, I'm trying to locate a chart or scale, and I've seen...

I've been looking on the web for telescope building istructions, with educational purposes. The tipe of telescope that is more refered is the dobsonian, and...

Hi, Has someone an AVI or MPEG copy of the Galileo experience (dropping of a hammer and a feather) conducted by astronaut David Scott in 1971 on the...

What do our UK experts reckon for the possibilities for the counties to the south of London?

Since it's cloudy here and the aurora probably couldn't be seen this far down anyway even if it were clear, I passed some time demonstrating, somewhat less...