When was the last time a new star made an appearance in the sky? caz

Well, it was off to a Star Party tonight to put some of your advice to work. The plan was to look through lots of scopes and ask lots of questions...

just a quick question. adding a chromacor to a apo would still improve the image quality? has anyone done this, and how about its effect on a...

Here it is: http://www.antiquetelescopes.org. Please note that it is a work in progress. Some of the chapters are unfinished, but I will be adding more photos...

Hello, I have been keeping a distant eye on the russian astronomy forums and there seem to be some talk and good reports about a new brand of MCT,...

I'm new to astronomy and i'm very interested in it but i don't have a telescope. I do look at the sky and try to find most of the constalaions but that's it. I...

All, If you are an astronomy club in Pennsylvania, or a member of one, this message pertains to you. If you're just a member of a PA astronomy club, please...

Greetings. I have been given a 4" reflector (for our newly formed club's use) by a person who is going to use binoculars only....what's the best book for a...

Using the L3, L5 and L7 images (rgb: 673, 535 & 440 nm) on the Rovers website, I made some color composites of several scenes. Very...

People frequently ask what I do when it's cloudy. A quick browse of my web site provides many answers but I thought it would be fun to share my most recent...

John Steinberg: Astronomers have detected the first presence of oxygen and carbon in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet, a world already known to be ...

I ordered a scope a few weeks ago, and knowing the problems some of the parcel services have delivering on time and in good shape, I decided to take the day...

I recall reading one time that since refractors effectively spread out the light spectrum, the shorter the focal length, the greater the spread. A formula was...

theres a good screen to use when you got your laptop in the field .Its a red screen that hangs on your laptop.alot better than the rubylith stuff you tape...

Dear All, the 1st Virtual Meeting on Amateur Astronomy (http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/cvaa_en.html) is approaching! I wish to thank all the people who...

The Venus Transit Tour to Iran is still open, and for those in Europe there is now an agency in the UK handling the tour. Iran is a country of unparalleled...

Am I the only one who feels this way? Somthing I just can't put my figure on doesn't seem right with the "news" from the rovers. You know we spent all these...

Ok, who did it? Who on the West Cost went and got themselves somekind of fancy high priced scope? Otherwise we'd not be getting this blasted rain...

I'm using an ETX125 and considering some modifications for dew controller and focuser controller lines. There is a 9v line from transformer to electric focuser...

By now, evceryone in this community has heard of this new GOTO mount from Japan. I've had one on order for a couple of months, and it finally arrived today. ...