Dear group, The skies finally cleared last night for the first time in about three weeks. With 92% humidity, the seeing was exceptional for this time of the...

Hi: Is it possible to make a device that can receive magnetic signals from way in outer space -- well beyond the outer reaches of the solar system -- and...

Hi folks, I thought I'd get the group back onto some real astronomy after all the useless articles - you know who I mean :-) Inspired by the likes of Pete...

Hi, I was listening to the Astronomy magazine podcast last night and they were talking about this new map of the structure of dark matter and how it was...

Hello! Does annybody knows wihs size/how big a "moon" must have before it becomes round?? Best wishes / Johan

The variable star Mira is currently a naked eye object as it approaches maximum which should be in March IIRC. Here's a shot of it taken from...

Hello, I noticed on Calsky that tomorrow, the ISS is passing just 15 min north of the Orion nebula (at 18.55 as seen from Edinburgh). Maybe some photo...

Driving home tonight it was obviously going to be a nice clear evening so I decided to have a go at photographing the Orion nebula.. There's a sample pic at...

Hallo to all, Hope there are members on this group who are actively viewing the Southern skies. I m looking for any image that is big enough to show the...

Mercury - times to see? Hi all can someone please tell me the best times to see Mercury from the south of the UK this year. Also is there a website...

Greetings From The Astronomer ! I'm here to help you understand our amazing space ! Have age old questions about everything space and astronomy? Need help...

I just got a Telrad for use with my LX200GPS - and I have to say it's a fantastic piece of kit. It's made initial alignment and manual object finding so...

Ive stupidly lost my tripod equatorial mount fixing screw for my Helios Apollo 6" reflecting telescope and was wondering if anyone could help me out either...

Saturday;s DM said "At Ayers rock in Australia, the sky's so dark that you can see the rings of Saturn, or it's satellites". Is that possible? pETER

I am considering the purchase of the Celestron Advance C11 S-GT. I am largely interested in planetary work but would like to try some deep sky...

Greetings From The Astronomer ! I'm here to help you understand our amazing space ! Have age old questions about everything space and astronomy? Need help...

Greetings From The Astronomer ! I'm here to help you understand our amazing space ! Have age old questions about everything space and astronomy? Need help...

Hello, Visit the site that present this theory at http://www.magneticgalaxy.com The Big Bang theory, dark matter and dark energy could be replaced with a...

Got this link from some Italian astronomer friends of mine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjiGH9QNiU0 Rather amusing I thought. :)

Has anyone tried the Nikon D40 or the Canon 350D for astrophotography? If so any comments on there handling/quality - will be mainly for landscapes - star...