Looks like the virgin atlantic global flyer might take off this week, I see that they are looking for anyone, such as astronomers that might be able to image...

People may be interested in this one: http://skylinkweather.com/metar/metarmapindex.php? It defaults to London Stanstead, but you can get the data for any of...

Hello Folks, From Friday 4th March to 6th, Trefach Caravan park is hosting a Star Camp festival. We will be giving talks during the daytime with stalls...

Dear subscribers to uk.sci.astronomy, The recently updated FAQ for this newsgroup may be found...

Is it correct that a star that is overhead at the equator will show a red shift in its spectral lines when viewed from the retreating position and...

Has there been an edition of Norton's with stars in white on a blue or black background? -- John

Here's a thought which crossed my mind whilst reading up on the Apollo missions. I read that one Apollo mission retrieved a camera from the moon left behind...

Dear All, I'm thinking of buying and ETX-125, could you give me your opinion of this scope if you have any experience of it and where it's limitations...

A cloud of gas in the Virgo Cluster may be the first dark galaxy ever found. The mysterious object has one-tenth the Milky Way's mass but consists of hydrogen...

Asteroid could hit Earth on Friday 13th in 2029 A lucky break on Friday the 13th, 2029: giant asteroid will narrowly miss earth A giant asteroid the size of...

Ive been trying to find the comet for the last few days cloudy weather hasnt helped but i cant seem to find it at all, Ive tryed using Stary night program but...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4264603.stm US astronomers say they have found the smallest planet orbiting outside our Solar System to date. The new...

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_life_050216.html -- The latest survey displays that it requires an average of just 3.8 drinkings to effect a...

I am acquiring a WM-4400SCH High Resolution Colour Camera, a bit like the Mintron series. I have managed to get it working with a camera lens in the daylight...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4267895.stm The Cassini spacecraft is passing Titan for the fourth time on Tuesday. At its closest approach, Cassini will...

has anyone downloaded microsky to their mobile phone & tried it? is it any good? www.upto.org/microsky/

Calling amateurs in SW London or north Surrey ! You're welcome to attend the 1st meeting of the Ewell Astro Soc Users Group meeting at our new venue at...

Dear All, Just a short note to inform you that York Astronomical Society's meeting=20 this coming Friday shall be hosting a lecture where the guest speaker...

Hi Someone posted a link some time ago for a website that hosted relatively up to date satellite weather pictures. Are you able to help with the best...

The CD has been around for years and nicely serves as a reflective grating for producing a spectrum of the sun etc complete with dark absorption lines caused...