V1.70 of Jupsat Pro has been released. Full details of the software can be found at:...

Anyone from the group going from Stansted? Be good to catch up if you are Cheers Andy -- Mr Andrew R Green B.Sc(Hons) FRAS.

I see that Google have now added an interactive map of Mars http://www.google.com/mars/ So now there's the Earth, Mars and Moon...

Hello, a friend and I have been performing basic astronomy for some time now, however we now feel we need better equipment to proceed. We're interested in...

Although it isn't an astronomy issue, someone may be able to give an answer: what is the reason for the time delay of a ToUcam (II Pro) when used as a real...

Hi Any observations on the Starlooker Newtonians on sale on ebay at the moment - someone's got several 4.5 / 6 / 8 inch models which look good value to this...

ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL ASTRONOMY MEETING 2006 THE PUBLIC LECTURE This year's Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting 2006 (NAM2006)...

SBIG ST-4 autoguider/ imager in mint condition with cables, CD software BLINK, UTIL, TRACK and four ST-4 manuals for use on car-bat or mains. This is the...

As I continued my analysis of Newtonian gravitation (see Take 1C), I noted that the idea for a "mass generated" gravitational force is a consequence of three...

"NASA researchers using the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft have developed a method of seeing through the sun to the star's far side. The...

Beginning backyard-astronomers often ask me “what do I need to start observing the Moon”. I wrote an article trying to answer this question, based on my own...

Hi Did anyone go because I couldn't get tickets and wondered what I missed. Thanks Dave B

Hello all, I'm looking into buying the 30mm Ultrawide 80 degrees eyepiece here in the US but don't know where to look for local distributors. A web search is...

I'm Keeping my LX200 in its mini-dome but clearing out my old observatory of various scopes, optics, camera lenses and associated equipment including some...

Synta 80mm Refractor (branded "Orion"), with 90º diagonal, 10mm and 25mm eyepieces, Baader solar filter, finder, EQ-2 mount (significantly sturdier than the...

"Creationist theories about how the world was made are to be debated in GCSE science lessons in mainstream secondary schools in England." "James Williams,...

Anyone who cares to read the words of the original heliocentrists such as Copernicus,Kepler,Rheticus never find them critical of the Ptolemy * and only...

Can anyone help with a few pointers please? I am looking to buy a second hand LX90 either 8" or 10", what are the things I should check when buying a second...

If this proves correct (NASA says is seems most likely) then it will be one of the most remarkable discoveries to date in our solar system, as the heat source...

Hi folks, I just received an email from a police office at Bristol Airport (below), regarding sigtings of a possible meteor and fall near Taunton. My radio obs...