i am looking at using a quickcam pro 3000 for astronomy purposes. It has been modded and is air cooled, and is capable of long exposures! Are they any good to...

Comet Machholz now in the Hyades + Pleiades wideangle field with motion obvious over an hour or so - pics from last night and tonight posted...

I have a nice pair of 10x60 and a meade telescope etx70at. I dont get much time to get the telescope out, and find more time to sit outside with my...

Just out of interest, how big a meteorite would be needed to cause a equivalent tsunami to the one in south east Asia ? Not an easy question I guess. H.

Someone asked about the Skywatcher Infinity here a few weeks back. Long enough ago that it's disappeared from my news spool. Reports indicate that smallish...

Happy new year. I've just finished work on AstroGPS version 1.1. In this edition, native Autostar support has been added. You can now update your Autostar...

Hello Folks Firstly I would like to pass on new years wishes. We are organising a Star Camp at Trefach Caravan Park by the Preseli Mountains on 4th of March....

I feel rather embarassed to tell this story but I guess we all make mistakes and if it stops anyone else from making the same one then it will be...

Hi, Having had my interest in astronomy re-kindled due to the long dark and surprisingly clear nights I've started looking at buying a scope again. I bought a...

Hi I have been using Registax V2 for a while and got on with it okay, I have done the upgrade to V3 but get violation problems and other problems with the...

As requested (?) on a different thread, here is my review of the Philips "Dark Skies Map". Coverage & scale It covers Britain, inc. Shetland Islands and...

Orange of Aldebaran, blue of The Pleiades and green of comet Machholz. Nice easy finder pattern...

hi, i recieved a celestron nexstar 114gt for christmas from my girlfriend (i'm very pleased with this given i've only just started on astonomy and it's only...

I need to be advised on buying a new scope whilst visiting orlando this year. i known its cheaper but does anyone know of a good shop in this area........ --...

After a brief session recording of Comet Machholz widefield, the camera was panned westwards towards Cetus in the hope of recording Mira . It's recorded -...

Does any one have any favoured views as to what an 'ideal' Moon base they'd like to see built there in the next 30 years? I think TBH, "_ANY_ moon...

Hi, I am the proud owner of a new telescope. It's a reflector 900mm telescope. It came with 2 x Barlow and two eyepieces; 6mm and 25mm. I was trying to view...

Anyone using a Sirius nebula filter? If so, any good? cheers, Mark

Happy New Year! Typically, it cleared last night when we were due to visit some friends for a New Year's Eve celebration. Risking divorce, I took advantage...

Hi all, I have a rather bizarre request (possibly the first of a kind asked in this ng). I hope you do not consider it OT. Some of you may remember me from...