I'm quite pleased with this single shot image (afocal projection) of the moon last night. http://www.andygrove.ws/2005/12/moon-tonight.html

I have been experimenting to see how faint I can go with my low cost, low resolution spectrograph setup (8 inch VC200L, Star Analyser diffraction grating and...

Would a modern camcorder such as the JVC GZ-MG70 (0 lux) with 30gb hard drive be any use for capturing meteorites? I'm in an area with very little light...

I was wondering what were considered the best astronomy documentaries etc Simon

Hi all, I'll take my chances here for getting flamed posting a commercial. But hey, it's subject matter related, guaranteed not to enlarge your tally wacker...

Europe's first space mission to Venus has made observations of the Earth, two weeks after lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan. Images taken by...

When do subscribers receive their mags? I haven't got my Dec issue yet.

Hi. http://www.observatory.cz/intra/intro_en.php I am planning a trip to Prague within the next few weeks and stumbled across the above link. I was...

Finally the clouds cleared for a few minutes. Not a great picture but added to www.knighttrain.freeserve.co.uk/mars.htm Cheers

Still dipping back into shots taken back in November. Here are a couple of shots of the Pleiades composed of 16x 120s @...

I'm surprised I haven't seen more about this on the news / web. I heard about it from a friend last night. This is news footage from an Australian TV...

After some good pics with my neximager i decided to have a go at deep sky imaging so i went out and got my self the meade dsi, however im having real trouble...

Hi all Wondered if anyone in the group had bought/tried a pair of the 25x100 Revelation binos from BC&F and what you thought of them?. Thanks Steve

Hi all, Quite chuffed with this image of Saturn taken last night as it was approaching the meridian. Seeing was very good - loads of details through the...

Hi I'm using the Canon 350D and Maxim DL to process my images. Is there an idiots guide to calibration with the 350D and maxim (or AIP). ie. a bias frame is...

Nice view from the bedroom window shortly after sunset this evening: http://astunit.com/tonkinsastro/planets/20051204-moon+venus.htm Best, Stephen Remove...

Hi I find mild steel weight collars freeze hard onto stainless shafts despite pre-lubrication and a reasonably free sliding fit. The collars are obviously...

Heads up, 11:50pm BB1 Dan

Astronomers & Their Observations by Lucy Taylor with foreword by W Thynne Lynn RA,formerly of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.Contains prize label ,otherwise...

From the BBC website: "Perth, Australia, was host to a spectacular light show on Saturday as a meteor blazed through the sky. Witnesses said that the sky lit...