What are some of the alternative sites to A*mart? I hadn't been on in a few months and when I tried to login I got a message I was 'banned'. Asked why and was...

I had a night of good seeing recently and very much enjoyed views of the Moon, some star fields, Venus and Jupiter. While viewing Jupiter at around x80 (using...

I need some contacts. -Alex

There have been no solar events of significance for some time now. During the Memorial Day weekend starting tonight, Friday May 28, 2004, the Earth will...

Hi, I've just edited a small animation of Venus, over the last five monthes. I can't do any other images of the planet, it's too close of the Sun now. And,...

wrote in message news:FD6uc.10059$IB.8314@attbi_s04... X Pics of my sister sticking a cucumber up herself...

Hi Everybody, I tried this Baader filter out last night for the first time with my newly reacquired "used" Orion 100mm f/6 Astroview OTA. Thank you Jamey...

John, Holy herb, this herbing stuff is herbing good! Anthony. John Steinberg wrote: With all the recent (and not so recent) sturm und drang over a...

I have a ST6 which will not come down to temperature, i.e. the readout on the computer satys at 260 deg, no matter what temperature I set it for. The...

I can see the bumper sticker already. The Hubble should be an issue in the campaign to send W home to moma this November. Al Hall

Someone on a woodworking (!) newsgroup asked the OT question, will a pendulum clock run slower on the moon? The consensus seemed to be that it would. Anyone...

Equipment: Orion Optics Europa 250 Newt ('Mini-Hubble') (250mm, f4.8) on HEQ5 mount, 10x50 bins. Conditions: Initially clear, steady. Wind from the west, slow....

I can't believe how low prices have gotten. The ST90 for $149 looks like a killer ST scope, but has anyone gotten a chance to look it over ? thx -...

Hi folks, I'm currently cutting up a circular cardboard box in order to build a solar filter for the upcoming Venus transit. The question is: should I go for...

Who can tell me where I can find on internet an up-to-date Timeline for the Cassini-Huygens. There are a view dates and the most information are out-of-date or...

I umpire a lot of games during the spring and summer. A hobby I've had for over 15 years. In any case, I had a game tonight. Just a LL Majors game (11 and...

I'm thinking of getting a cheap Tasco Starguide scope of eBay and dump the OTA and switch it out for my 90mm MAK... Any thoughts? Can this be done?

Date: May 26, 2004 Location: Grady Park in uptown Houston TX Telescopes: 90 mm apo refractor, 8" f/6 Newtonian reflector Seeing: 7/10 to...

On Fri, 28 May 2004 18:22:09 -0700, Pablo Rena wrote: Oh ****! This thing bounced off and will crash on Earth in a few hours ! Alert ! Alert ! Alert...

How much trouble is it to resurface the mirrors to an old Meade 2080? How much would a unit including the mount be worth if it were in good shape? Tks