Today, the moon ... Life: Although it has been more than 30 years since humankind set foot on the moon, scientists haven't stopped learning about it. at...

I'm putting this here because I've gotten a number of e-mails regarding recent threads. No, none of them have been from people who have actually posted on SAA...

The last few nights have been clear and crisp in northern Arizona. Tuesday night, I made the 15-mile drive to Anderson Mesa, Lowell Observatory's dark sky site...

I am a beginner and have bought a binocular and enjoy the night sky. Hoping to attend a star party this Spring. I want to buy my first telescope to see the...

Can anyone give a reasonable guess at how much power those little tracking (basic dual axis drives for CG-5 mount) pull? I found an extremely slick 17 AMP...

Many years ago I submitted several groups of names to the 'Cassini Fly Your Name Project'. I beat the deadline by many months. I included an SASE with each...

Hi, I came across a couple of beautiful little travel dobs a while ago on the net and can't find them again, can anyone help? (been busy so the pages have...

They could have created a probe to do one thing; Dig small holes to various depths, extract some "soil" from each and culture it under basic bacterial culture...

A lightweight thread for a change. Whats your favourite DSO to view? For me its the globular cluster 47Tuc NGC104 , big, bright and always spectacular to look...

I have just made the decision to go to the Shingletown (California) Star Party, June 16-21. I am traveling there from Ohio, but I won't be the person coming...

Posted at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/gensp27.htm last night's spectra which include the 'frozen' OIII image of PNe NGC 3242 @ -18o Dec in Hydra. Maurice...

I'm looking for a sub-US$1000 CCD which is sensitive enough to work as autoguider. Your recommendation is highly appreciated. Thanks Chote

Sheesh.

Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 128 of January 2004 (115 K) is available now as http://visualrmob.free.fr/rmobtext/rmob0403.txt More information and...

Heya, Is there a general set of rules and guidelines for astrophotography? I have been taking pictures by trial and error, taking shots with a variety of...

While poking around Google searching for 14" diameter aluminum tubes to hold a 12.5" mirror, I came across a 14" diamater, 15" height, 40 qt. aluminum cooking...

There are some very good guides online showing what you might see through various aperture reflector etc, but i haven't found one for the various popular...

The next professional-amateur astronomer's meeting is scheduled for June 1 in Denver, Colorado. See details below and please share this message with...

This article: http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1236_1.asp is a good example of the value of having human beings in space, and also of the (often...

For me , the view is the best tonight in about 6 years. Most well defined edges of Venus. Most banding/shading on Saturn with Cassinni very clear all around...