APOD 2004 Aug 21: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0408/solarsail_msfc_m.jpg i knew i'd seen that solar sailer...

We were visiting from the UK back in May and saw a July SP advertised at the NRAO Greenbank. We love W. Va. and would go back next year, timed for another...

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 21:10:15 GMT, Heyme wrote: After some good info in from my last post, I am once again considering going to a dob for...

Anyone out there have the new all white trimmed Vixen 102ED F9? Any issues? I am thinking of selling the Vixen 80ED that I have and was curious about the...

I have not put anything to paper yet, so I figured I'd ask here for any ideas. I have a Stargazer Steve Dob ( f9 4.25inch ), the scope has the EP at the top...

My husband has a telescope and wants to do astrophotography. I'd like to surprise him with a digital camera. I know there are special cameras...

What are some of the globulars visible north of the 30th parallel now? What is the best one visiible and what is the RA and DEC?

As I understand it, globulars are composed of red giant stars. They are also the oldest objects in the local galactic area. To me this doesn't make sense. Red...

Did anyone witness a large fireball last night 18 Aug 2004 Wednesday at around 09:15 p.m. local time over Washington State? Ed Majden Sandia Bolide Detection...

On 19 Aug 2004 00:43:34 GMT, (Jb2269) wrote: Started cleaning the corrector on my MN-71 and ran into some problems. Using windex from a...

Hi all, it is 1:30 am and I just got back from trying out my latest dark sky site discovery. Anyway at about 10:30pm pst I saw a really cool meteor, it was...

In an article about Atlanta's Fernbank Planetarium appearing in the August 2004 issue of "Points North" magazine (www.ptsnorth.com), some dumb moron named...

I know a thing or two now about telescopes in general, but I can never really figure which mounts are motorized or not. The ads never really tell you in plain...

I am looking for a 6-inch uncoated mirror for a dobsonian sun scope I am building. Any sources?

Every time I open Cartes du Ceil it automatically tries to access the internet. It seems to be going to my domain name server. I tell my firewall to block it...

sorry, im quite sure this topic comes up alot, but new to this newsgroup so haven't seen information like this yet. Looking for a reputable online dealer that...

Hi all, I bought a Canon PowerShot S45 digital camera a year or two ago before I got into astronomy. It's a decent camera, I was thinking of rigging it up to...

why the moon doesn't get light directly from sun? It has been taught to me that the moon gets reflected light from sun? regards, Yogesh Joshi

Hello, First time poster, and completely clueless about this hobby (astronomy). Electrical engineer by trade, with a background in physics (that was...

Robert Babb wrote: What's best, full aperture or off axis, perhaps there is no difference. I have a Nexstar 11 and wish to use Baadar film. Robert ...