see http://transitofvenus.auckland.ac.nz/expeditions/finalists.html The i wanted to recommend these web pages/ videos to my friends. i received a long email...

So what equipment do people predict will produce the best picture of the transit (highest resolution) and where do you think the shot will be taken from? I...

Starry Night Pro installs OK on my W98SE machine, which has 128Meg of RAM and plenty of disk space, but it won't run. "This program has performed an illegal...

One afternoon a wealthy lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and...

I read somewhere that the sun is part of an open cluster. If thats true, wouldn;t it have to be awefully OLD for an open cluster? What other stars are in the...

I've never heard of Vitalspirit but I did get some quotes from one of the (very few) leading Taiwanese producers of better quality lasers. I was quoted without...

Hey All... I'm just getting started with Astrophotography... Here is my equipment 90mm MAK 15mm Plossie Eyepiece EQ1 Mount Scopetronix Camera Adaptor Sony...

This was taken in Hungary. The moon passing in front of Venus. http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/swpod2004/22may04/Kereszty1.gif

I am interested in trying a bit of image stacking but, as a complete beginner to the subject, I have no idea how to go about it. I am looking for some...

A new best buy? The Orion 80mm ED is the current champ in bargain-priced ($495) high quality optics, but the new Megrez II 80mm ($595) challenges it and falls...

Hi, I have a Meade DS80-AT which I recently acquired for less than $100, to become my "project scope". I've already made a few modifications, and now the...

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Has anyone downloaded the Mobile Sky Chart from S&T: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/article_1202_1.asp What do you think of the...

Couldn't risk moving the scope when I couldn't see the Moon through it! Set the camera on automatic and a second chance gap in the clouds occurred (mostly) at...

Well, don't anyone feel badly about getting aperture wrong. This is copied and pasted from an ad for a camera: Exposure Modes Auto, Aperature Priority,...

Hi All, Any dos and donts for a newbie. Thanks, John.

WOW! New Astromart is like a miniture Ebay for Astrostuff! Congratulation Herb, very nice! JS

Hi everyone I am mainly trying to see if there's anyone here who could advice me on how to get in touch with people with problems in mobility (e.g. wheelchair...

Sometimes I'm pretty amazed at the collective knowledge of this group. I was also happy to see a recent post from Vestal, NY which is just up the street from...

I have to say that at both first and second glance, this Atlas lives up to its reputation. A quick rundown of what's included, copied from the Chart Summary...