Last week I posted asking about the SkyTent Observatory and have decided that the used one I was looking at was a bit more elaborate than what I was looking...

Just got a new catalog from Orion with a $1400 100 mm APO refractor on the cover. Astromart will now be glutted with everyone trying to sell those pint-sized...

I've recently acquired the Nikon Coolpix 2200 digital camera, which is more of a toy, but I was wondering whether this little thingy can be used to take some...

A belated image of yet another nova in Scorpius discovered last week eg N Sco#2 04 is posted at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/gensp29.htm and at -31o Dec is...

Hi, I have never used this group, so sorry if I have flouted some faq or rules or summat. Question: What kind of telescope and size should i get? I am...

Hi all, I do astrophotography with a Canon 300D (Rebel) and a C9.25. I'm considering buying a narrowband nebula filter (OIII and H beta) - I already have a...

Pierre Vandevennne wrote: I captured the following images on the 11/08 at between 22:20 and 22:30 UT. http://www.datarescue.be/camback/1.gif this is...

A couple of nights ago, I was out looking for Perseids when I saw two close, parallel streaks race from Andromeda to Cassiopeia. In less than a second, both...

No thanks to Michael Swartz I am now a ruined woman! "Come on over!" I said, "Bring your set-up to the Telescope Workshop." I said. Little did I know that...

Here is an excellent closeup of 649 shedding a few pounds in a C class flare. http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/swpod2004/13aug04/Newton1.jpg

I am more than happy with my NP101. In fact, after a lifetime of using mostly long focus scopes, I now see the universe in a whole new way. But this...

Went out for 15-20 minutes at 1:15 AM SP time to watch the meteor shower. Seen about 5-6 , one was double and one was very bright, but short. Julius

I have a conceptual problems, If something is used and I can buy it new from a dealer and get the warranties, Am I wrong at wanting to pay no more than 75% of...

"Carsten A. Arnholm" wrote in message Hi, I did some sunspot imaging today (Aug 12.) using a 400mm f5 refractor and a C8. The...

Ok ok, I know it is typical of New York, but damn if we didn't have nice weather for all the work-days, and ****ing rain the night of Persieds...

original message thread, kinda funny http://flyingmice.com/cgi-bin/squidcgi/mbmessage.pl/space/295.shtml my response: I saw this post and had to laugh and...

SCT collimation has always seemed like black magic to me. I only use my 8" LX-90 a couple of times a year at remote dark sites -- like next weekend's Oregon...

I might be able to view if weather is nice. Someone please tell me if it is worth trying. Will there be much? New York Thanks! ---Atreju---

(i pulled this out of another thread as buried my real question in an inappropriate thread) Now, im posting a link of the back of the...

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