I added, with permission, Peter Meadows' fine solar disk animation at my PST homepage http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/pstmg.htm - clicking the animation hot...

My lo-res spectrum + image combo taken this evening June 30 posted at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/2005cs.htm More info tomorrow - and so to bed ZZZZZZZZ ...

Hi Guys, I am ditching my 3.1Mp Kodak digicam. The longest night exposure it can take is 4 seconds. I am looking at 5-6Mp digicams capable of longer...

I would be interested to know what Linux compatible software the Linux users of this group have tried and with what result. Thanks Norman

Does anyone have the scoop on the what SatN magazine regards as the best binoculars (it won't be revealed until next months magazine comes out). I'm only...

I'd like some opinion on the following sci fi story plot premise. In the story a nearby supanova is going to have a catastrophic effect on the earth's...

Our club has just managed to obtain a semi-permanent loan of an orange C8. How much should we value it for insurance purposes? It will be stored in an out of...

Not sure if this has been answered before, but here goes. I've got an Orion Europa 2000 (EQ5+Motor Drive). Doesn't see anywhere near enough use but that's...

I see the BBC have yet to put the May edition of the Sky at Night programme onto the website yet even though the June programme is being aired tomorrow night....

I'm a newbie who has been trying to get a decent picture of Jupiter since March. A recent thread made me wonder if I should buy the Baader Fringe...

OLD ASTRONOMY BOOKS.... TRADE FOR SHORT TUBE REFRACTOR 3 or 4 inch with EQ mount http://www.memorybankinc.com/moodies/Book.htm

Anyone know of any decent second hand stores that offer good baragins? Ta, Big Show

Hi, after some cloudy days, I could take some pictures of the conjunction yesterday evening. If you want, you can go...

I've never had much success using binoculars because I can't hold them steady enough. But tonight I tried using Minolta 8x40 binoculars on a tripod and was...

I'm sure that bird *is* stuffed - it never seems to move! http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/20050627/2005-06-27.html No sign of Saturn in the horizon hugging...

Sun acquires tiny spot coming around east limb but otherwise very bland in white light. Different story in H-alpha with numerous prominences around the limb...

Could anyone interpret the deep blue halo I can see around Jupiter due entirely to the characteristics of the OG on a C 102-HD Around stars, the out-focus...

Hi, I was on holiday with my girlfriend in Mallorca for the last week, and we flew home during the sunset last night. While on the flight I looked out the...

Can be seen at: http://astro.clan-potter.co.uk/index.php?n=Astronomy.BAAExhibition2005 Callum

ive been looking at the latest image from nasa of titan, and it certainly looks like it could be a methane or other chemical lake. any other opinions? Simon