A few minutes from now, at my location, the waxing crescent moon will occult Aldebaran. "The Beast" (6-inch f/6.5 achromat) is set up and trained on the...

I haven't visited this group for 2-3 years. Anyone know the current whereabouts and condition of Starlord -- Dennis Bishop, the Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of...

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/128860417/a-handmade-steampunk-newtonian?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=telescop...

I was leafing through the book "The Computer" by Mark Frauenfelder. In there, I saw an advertisement by UNIVAC that noted that their computer was the one...

Fourth Full Mock-up of Outlandish Particle Periodic Table without updating particle.lst Little pair table updated from first mock-up. (pair4th.htm) This...

WTF has happened to these magazines? NEUTERED!!! Also, Gary Seronik, the "Tyrion Lannister" of Sky & Telescope has resigned, or whatever.

http://www.the-science-site.com/images/oc3-mid-atlantic-ridge.jpg Astronomy covers multiple relationships between planetary dynamics and terrestrial...

On Saturday, April 1, 2000 at 4:00:00 AM UTC-4, Steven L. Dodds wrote: BBarnibus wrote: Please help I'm trying to follow the link to "AstroSystems"...

http://www.psi.edu/news/sieglermoontilt

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/massive-object-makes-direct-hit-on-jupiter/65647/

On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 11:44:02 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote: Those fantastic scopes stuck in a MUSEUM!!! Pentax/Ricoh, what have you DONE??! ...

Hi all, Happy Springtime! I took this picture last year, of the sun setting due west, about 15 minutes after the Vernal Equinox (7:08pm Central time). Roads...

If so, you may be able to tell me why TheSkyX Pro (latest daily build running on the latest El Capitan) reports that the OTA is on the east side of the mount...

They provide a cheap and accessible way for a newbie to gauge his or her interest in amateur astronomy! (This is not a troll.)

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Celestron-Powerseeker-50-Telescope/41579411 (I have no comments about it.)

Last week I vacationed in Hawaii and met some friends for observing at the 9000 ft level of Mauna Kea, somewhat below the 14,700 ft summit where all the large...

The dark sector camera says it all - http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm Being among people in the 21st century who are simply uninterested in...

Just a quick image of M65-M66 in Leo taken last 2 nights before the Moon got too bright and full. 10x10 minute exposures, STL11K camera, 12" F8 Astrograph,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okw6Mu3mxdM For those who can enjoy what the Equinox represents whether it is the dual sunrises or dual sunsets in one...

A 'Tail' of Two Comets http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/20160318/twoComets20160318-16.jpg ...