Dust – often thought of as an impediment to lunar exploration – could be put to good use to build giant telescopes on the Moon – perhaps some large enough to...

There is so little astronomy being posted to this group that I am starting to wonder if there is any point continuing to post here. Although the number of...

It's called the Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire, and extraordinary it is: a 180-foot-long mosaic of 800,000 high-resolution snapshots...

Hi all I'm pleased to present the galaxy M81 with near the FluxNebula in Ursa MAjor. The image accompanied by a graphic...

I have a 1.2 meter offset sat dish and a 0.2dB LNB head. So far all i get is the sun (at +9dB) and the moon (at +0.7dB). These mesuarments are refered to...

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?008f985d31.jpg Wow I knew it! Scary.

Amazing image. Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter takes a photo of the Phoenix Lander descending under...

Quite a good graphic about the earth, sun and moon. Can't find the homepage though. http://physics.unl.edu/~klee/applets/sme398/sme.html

Taken from http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14003-fastest-spinning-asteroid-spied-by-amateur-stargazer.html which may well wrap so...

Congratulations! What a wonderful picture.... http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2008/22may08/lawrence.gif?PHPSESSID=jqe378kats8dfdl507dapl4dr1 Philippe

"Westlandbt" wrote in message ... WereEveryWhere.net seeks to become the most popular Social Networking...

Anyone got the May issue yet? This is the second time in four months that it hasn't appeared by now. Bill

Hi all Looking for some plans for a pier and wedge for a DIY project for my ETX 125. Anyone got any thoughts or sites? Have been onto Weansers and am...

Twirling galaxies, exotic nebulae and exploding stars are now just a mouse click away for amateur astronomers. Microsoft has launched WorldWide Telescope, a...

Hi all I'm pleased to present the globular clustr M92 in Hercules. The image accompanied by a graphic...

Hi folks, Something on topic for a change :-) Back from a trip to COAA in the Algarve and have now uploaded a selection of my images taken whilst there....

Hi. A group of us are building a sattelite tracking gizmo for a radio amateur project and someone in the group. (Me) suggested it would arouse interest if it...

Could the Earth become tidally locked with the Sun (hypothetically; say the Sun has increased in size to allow it), or would the presence of the Moon prevent...

Could the Earth become tidally locked with the Sun (hypothetically; say the Sun has increased in size to allow it), or would the presence of the Moon prevent...

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_M08089_Chandra_Advisory.html