Tiny observing report 28-01-04 Equipment: Orion Optics 10" Newtonian (F4.8), 32mm S.Plossl, 15mm Lanthanum Time:Roughly 9.00pm Conditions: Sodding cold, light...

The media have been making quite a lot of the connection between water and life, indeed they have been giving the impression that if there is water on Mars...

steven wrote: Apparently the flash memory may be the problem. Well why don't they get the rover to remove the flash card with its robotic arm, give it a...

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,31500-12982017,00.html Sheesh! Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply --

Did anyone else catch "Rough Science" on BBC2 last night? The team was given the task of determining the size of the bolide that caused the Meteor Crater in...

Anyone know of good observing sites near Portsmouth (Fareham side) ?

Hi there everyone, If anybody here is within the Derbyshire area then you are welcome to join the members of the "White Peak Astronomical Observing Group" (a...

According to this article on New Scientist Smart 1 is broken and might be stranded, but the latest update from ESA says its all working ok. whos...

Hello, (My first post on uk.sci.astronomy, though I've been lurking for quite a while now...) Does anyone here own either a Meade DS-2114 ATS or an ETX70-AT?...

Folks, I just received a news flash from the Space Flight Now web site (run by Astronomy Now Magazine) and it seems to be official that communication HAS been...

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040127.html .. . a martian patio? where's the barbie?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.lawrence1/240104conjunction.html -- Pete Lawrence http://www.pbl33.co.uk Come and visit the "Lunar Parallax Demonstration...

As part of an astronomy project, I'm taking photographs of the Moon using an Orion OMC-140. Could anyone recommend a Lunar atlas, which will allow me to...

Doing a little research on the internet it looks like making a homemade Dobsonian does not appear to be all that difficult. If I purchase a quality mirror and...

Evening people, I have created an orbital model predicting the positions of a particle in orbit around the Earth. The Sun is assumed stationary, and the...

having seen the picture of the day today at http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html I wondered is there is any discernible expansion showing between the...

Can anyone recommend a good telescope, that'll give decent views of the planets, and be able to see the other galaxies as well? My current scope isnt up to...

It seems as though the Meade £130 hard cases for the ETX-105 are out of stock, and have been for some time. Whilst looking for alternative suppliers, I was...

Did anyone else read this sour little piece in Times 2 ? It's at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-978535,00.html "Beyond them is the cupboard where...

I am considering buying a SKYWATCHER STARTRAVEL-80 80mm (3.1") f/400 REFRACTOR to use as a guide scope on the top of my 8"SCT with a watec CCD camera fitted to...