Stardust Status Report September 26, 2003 The Stardust team had one period of communications with the spacecraft in the past week. Telemetry relayed from the...

Does anyone know how to operate the software. I have the file on my dashboard /desktop (or whatever you want to call it). I right click, it says open or open...

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Sept03/Arecibo.director.deb.html Sixto Gonzalez named first Puerto Rico-born head of Arecibo Observatory; Daniel...

Galileo - End of Mission On September 21, the Galileo mission will come to an end when the hardy spacecraft plunges into the crushing pressure of...

I was in my backyard checking out the weather and viewing conditions a few minutes ago and just happened to be looking towards Mars when off to my right (to...

I've searched in vain for this haven't had any luck. Could someone explain how rings form around planets, in simple English that an average 8 year-old would...

I was observing with the naked eye last night. There were high clouds and it was early (around 8pm central time) 30n16, 97w45 I was looking in the direction...

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2003/29/text FOR RELEASE: 11:00 a.m. (EDT) September 25, 2003 CONTACT: Donna Weaver Space Telescope Science...

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I have in the past two weeks accessed all of the astronomy newsgroups and have posted to several. I am getting a very heavy load of spams and I have reason to...

I picked up a universal 1-1/4 T-adapter and the T-ring for my camera. Now when attached to the scope I try to focus and I run out of travel. Am I doing...

http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/newsletter/index.html DEEP NEWS Newsletter for the Deep Impact mission Issue 3, September 2003 Welcome to Deep News. This...

http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/newsevents/articles/2003/sep/16_star.shtml Astronomers identify a 'planet-swallowing' giant star University of Sydney News...

Is there any study done on the subject? It seems to me logical that holes created by powerful lazer causes damages which are repaired naturally. However,...

I'm leaning toward this Hardin at $249. Is the 8" at $100 extra that much better? How do the sizes of the tube compare? I'm searching for a combination...

Ok I got another moon question and i know its dumb but ok so i know that we only ever see 1 side of the moon the same side all the time ,, this sint...

Would an autocollimator improve collimation on a fast scope beyond what a barlowed laser will? thanks.

All, On my rather (read: very) cheap equatorial mount the declination setting circle tends to move with the scope - this can be a pain when trying to hold a...

I'm wondering how difficult it is to calculate the field of view for my binoculars and finder scope. The binoculars are a pair of ProOptic 11x70 and an old...

It keeps filling up with junk mail. Its the same mail over and over,and this mail has no true address. Keeps my mail box from getting any more mail. When I...