Anyone on here collect space postage stamps?

I'm considering the purchase of a 10 or 12.5 inch portaball. I like the simplicity and portability of the design, and the apparent quality of the...

If you haven't heard, David Sinden, former chief Optical Engineer of Grubb Parson, Managing director of Sinden Optical, one of the finest opticians of the 20...

Space scientists say their discoveries about Saturn's moon Enceladus are stunning, if just a little baffling. Using the instrument-packed Cassini probe, they...

Looking for advice on which Telescope to buy. I was living in London for 8 years and have now moved upto Northumberland, and as it's actually dark at night, I...

Anyone got any idea what I could reasonably expect to sell the following for? 14" f/5 Newtonian - Profession AE 1/10 wave mirror set, 2" focuser, Superscopes...

Since buying a G11 I have not used my Celestron ASGT computerised mount so I going to sell it. Mount, Hand Computer, Stainless Steel Field Tripod, extended...

Hi, my project is 3/4 finnished, its a scope in a small shed on wheels camera etc and fibre link to house. I would like to put some pics up on a webpage so...

Hi, I've recently hacked up a program to auto-download lots of images from websites (saves all that right clicking - save as business), and it seemed to work...

I'm thinking of going to Iceland. Not the shop, the country. Now, about this midnight sun, it must only happen certain months of the year? and it must be dark...

I am looking for opinions and reviews for the Canon 350D from an astrophotographer's point of view. I am currently using the Nikon D70. TIA

Can anyone point me in the direction of the website that was selling a dedicated clock drive & tripod for small telescopes/35mm cameras? I think they were...

The birth of a black hole is marked by not just one massive explosion but by a series of energetic blasts, according to data from the Swift...

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Chaps! Taken with this: http://thegeakes.co.uk/astro/minolta/ Exposed for 30 minutes, although with 2 cloud bank and 5 plane intteruptions(hat trick) it...

Any answers or experiences anyone would like to share? Use a wire wool and plenty of elbow grease! I'm joking of course. I had a grimy mirror on my 10"...

I'm looking to buy a DSLR camera and I've pretty much narrowed it down to the Canon 350D. Is this suitable for astrophotography? Are there any others in the...

I've just indulged an hour reading through the following website, which purports that the image archives from the SOHO satellite show that the sun has a rigid...

Well, It's the last day of the bank holiday weekend. It's been cloudy every night. Back to work tomorrow so there's no chance of an all night imaging session...

Hi all, I'm new here. Looking for an ultra-portable way to view the stars. I live in a flat, so I want something I can take downstairs to the rear gardens at...