Got mine at 8.30 this morning and they're going fast! Now to open the box;-) Nytecam

I managed to get one of the Lidl scopes this morning. I've been putting the thing together and so far so good, except I'm not quite sure how the erecting...

Hello there, I'm looking at buying one of either the Fuji Finepix E510 or the Fuji A350 digital cameras. Which one would be best suited to taking pics? I have...

Subject says it all....

3 scopes in the house is too much really... Subject line says it all. The description and photos are on eBay. Regards Chris

Hi, Would anybody kindly be able to point me to a ray diagram of how a binoviewer works - somewhere on the web? The reason is slightly OT; it's because I now...

Dear Friends, After stepping outside last night to examine the potential for some work related to the evening sky, I regrettably encountered some wispy clouds...

"merecat" wrote in message ... Am I being really stupid? but on my copy of Starry...

"Half of the largest galaxies near the Milky Way have undergone relatively recent mergers, suggests a new study. The research offers the first solid evidence...

Dad just let me know he saw a bright flash and mentioned it being a meteor , it was in the sky to the north of the m25... Was he drinking or did anybody else...

Last Sunday morning just after 6AM my wife and I awoke suddenly for no apparent reason and noting the clear dawn I thought I’d try to spy Mercury from the...

http://tinyurl.com/74j2d Taken with a modified Canon 350D and 70-300mm Zoom at 200mm. Used 60 mins with a deep red filter to collect luminance and then added...

As a novice I would like to know the absolute minimum power a camera would need to have to take shots of planets, with say the ability to capture the rings of...

Does anyone know if Mars will be in close proximity to the Moon in the next few lunations? I'd like to try to take a few pictures of them both (OM1 on prime...

Is there any evidence of this being a meteor impact site? I just saw an aerial photograph of the area and the degree of roundness of the "bite" out of the...

Dark spot in centre of field of view I am new to astronomy and I would appreciate some advice. I have noticed that there is a dark spot pretty much at...

...a beautiful sight this morning - image at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/conjunct.htm Nytecam 51N 0.1W

Hello Everyone, Reading the reviews on the "Bresser Skylux" being sold at Lidl has made me decide to go and purchase one first thing Thursday morning. Can...

With the recent talk of Lidl scopes I thought I'd post a link to this. If you take life too seriously you may not want to look... Just for a laugh I had a try...

Looking south slightly southwest early evening a bright star appears - i'm in south London - it's so bright I'm thinking it might be a planet? Is it Mars or...