I was looking for the meaning of the seven gates of Thebes, some of them I can find, but some I can find no reference to, can tell me what they...

Moon, May 6 0h UTC coords: 17 38 s 28 19 cent long trmntr: e 44.85 sin long: 0.705 ecc ell: 0.646 dist: 246 360 mi / 392 854 km diam: 30.4' illum: 80.9%

Today's my birthday. If anyone has an LX200 10" telescope (or similar) going spare, now's the time to give the gift that keeps on giving. Ah well, had to...

Moon, May 5 0h UTC coords: 16 42 s 21 21 cent long trmntr: e 56.95d sin long: 0.838 ecc ell: 0.486 dist: 248 267 mi / 399 547 km dia: 29.91' illum: 93.7%

Moon, May 3 22h UTC coords: 15 45 s 24 51 cent long trmntr: e 69.72d sin long: 0.939 ecc ell: 0.296 dist: 250 052 mi / 402 420 km diam: 29.7' illum: 98.0%

Hi All, It seems that Pete Lawrence also does some solar imaging as well. Check: http://www.spaceweather.com/ And a fine sharp...

Moon, May 2 20h UTC coords: 14 50 s 24 36 cent long trmntr: e 81.4d sin long: 0.9887 ecc ell: 0.111 dist: 251 986 mi / 405 533 km diam: 29.56' illum: 99.7%

Can anyone tell me anything about the reputation of Antares telescopes? I'm looking at their 10 inch Dobsonian. But I'm also wondering about the quality of...

I'm thinking that life upon Earth may simply have been a wee bit pre-ice-age iffy, as having been situated a little too far away from our sun that simply...

Hello All I've an EQ6 mount for which I want to autoguide with. I've also an ATIK ATK-16IC CCD camera and all the relevant cables. I've also downloaded...

Moon, May 1 20h UTC coords: 14 04 s 16 44 cent long trmntr: w 83.51 sin long: 0.993 ecc ell: 0.129 dist: 251 986 mi / 405 533 km diam: 29.47' illum: 99.6%

Just in case anyone is missing it, I've just been out to take a few shots of the moon, and although it's a full moon, I got some brilliant views (better with...

Had a look at Venus tonight for the first time in my upward looking hobby. It was around Auriga and very bright. I had been led to believe that Venus was a...

Moon, Apr 30 20h UTC coords: 13 19 s 11 45 cent long trmntr: w 71.98d sin long: -.095 ecc ell 0.3 dist: 252 372 mi / 406 154 km diam: 29.4' illum: 97.7%

What is the up to date opinion about astronomy magazines please? Norman

Hello all, I am interested in getting a telescope mainly looking at the planets & galaxies. I'm not really interested in astrophotography at the moment but I...

Hi all, This is an 11 mosaic image of the crater Humboldt that lives in the libration zone close to the eastern limb of the...

Moon, Apr 29 20h UTC coords: 12 37 s 06 23 cent long trmntr: w 59.9d sin long: -0.865 ecc ell: 0.471 dist: 252 312 mi / 406 057 km diam: 29.4' illum: 94.1%

There is a review of the new Sky-Watcher Equinox-80 in the May issue of Sky at Night magazine and it states that it was tested using a 20mm (0.8-inch) and...

On Apr 28, 2:47 am, HMSBeagle wrote: On 27 Apr 2007 09:57:05 -0700, wrote: The FACTS which...