"U.S. sources said Khan told interrogators al Qaeda uses Web sites and e-mail addresses in Turkey, Nigeria and tribal areas of Pakistan to pass messages among...

Whew. After a 100F degree day in south Texas, a warm but clear night was a nice reward. I finally bagged LINEAR K4. Comet was so small and round and near a...

A little OT, but could we see these in telesscope someday? Casio is continuing to take the lead in this field by creating the world's first transparent...

Fisherman's watch pips atomic clock. myfile. DON02. .SPIPATOM // .DON92/8.PersPlates.ClintClock Alan Samson(The Domin) wrote an article on this but it...

I've been reading S.A.A. pretty closely for a few years now. I've gotten a lot of helpful advice from you guys, both from my pathetic neophyte questions as...

Which is faster: Speed of Pizza Consumption or the Speed of Dark? Greetings Fellow Stargazer, There is a subject that has been overlooked for far too long in...

Spicules: Jets on the Sun Ref: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040802.html http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0408/spicules_sst_big.jpg Explanation:...

I was wondering if anyone has a site that lists a historical run down of apos? Such as, Tele Vue Oracle 75mm apo, three element produced between 1985 and...

Another amazing weekend for me. That makes 2 in a row. The preliminaries Celestron C9 1/4 Tierra Del Sol (just east of San Diego) CA Seeing:...

http://televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=144 The Nagler 31mm has the greatest focuser in-travel requirement of ..36", the 55mm Plossl the greatest out-travel...

Report My Experience at the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY July 17-23rd, 2004 Merritt Reservoir, Nebraska Once again, the Nebraska Star Party gave me the...

Negatives from a long time ago and far far away. I dug up some old "pre digital" negatives taken with an 8" Meade f10 LX6 (don't own it any more). 2.5 hours...

Would it be possible for me to dissolve, scrape, remove, etc. the aluminized mirror coating to be left with an uncoated primary? How would this be done? I...

GWB always says that war was declared on the US by Al-Quada. He also is out to get Osama's head "dead or alive". I sure don't recall any war where the...

A Force from Empty Space: The Casimir Effect http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040801.html Explanation: This tiny ball provides evidence that the universe...

For those of you who are really into astronomy, the questions I'm about to ask may sound a bit dumb, but I can't help wondering about them all the same....

How much faith do you put into the sky clock or transparency forecasts? http://www.cmc.ec.gc.ca/cmc/htmls/transparence_e.html http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/

Owning both Celestron's C5 and their FS80-EQ WA version of the Synta Short Tube 80, I've often wondered if their FS102 WA version of the Synta 102mm F5 might...

Yesterday while in the 99cent store getting a can of tire inflator ( had to put it in a tire of the Beast before I pulled out a nail I'd picket up, no truck...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5580541/ This has profound implications for global climate interactions.