"Trace chemicals ejected from the Sun and collected by NASA's Genesis mission have solved a long-standing lunar mystery that threatened to rewrite our...

Beutiful curtains just formed over Aberdeen this minute. Wonderful!!!! :) Alan LeHun

It's been mentioned under another thread header so it's probably worth reiterating the fact that Saturday night on BBC4 is Astronomy Night. Listings he...

Since I got my 10" LX200, I've not really felt at one with it. My major gripe was with the focusser which was one of the most awful focussers I've ever come...

Hi, I guess it sounds weird but it is nonetheless true. Can you tell me when? Andrea T.

If it does, is there a functional seismometer on Mars? http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news151.html "Designated 2007 WD5, the asteroid was discovered on Nov....

Take a look at this monster: http://www.hanf-poos.de/stathis/atm/erhard_1meter_dob_itv2003.htm - Mike

"Phineas T Puddleduck" wrote in message And this excuses your favourite bunch of space cadets HOW? Take your meds...

Hi all, During the last few weeks I have been busy with deepsky observing and also with reading some interesting books on deepsky. For my latest observing...

Once again, the mag seems late. Middle of December and no Jan issue. Seems to have been on the web site for weeks now. Any one in the UK got it yet? Mark

To try and keep my young son's interest in all things astronomic we have been satellite spotting using data from the excellent Heavens Above site. Can anybody...

Starlight wrote on the screen--- There are two things that one has to get right :: (i) brightness of Milky Way glow and (ii) adgregate of individual stars in...

Just for fun...assume that there is some sort of drive that can provide one G of acceleration/deceleration to a spacecraft for indefinite periods. It would...

A new group has just been created for discussions specific to the new Meade Deep Sky Imager. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeepSkyImager/ We'd appreciate...

According to the ephemeris in my BAA Handbook, this object is going to *brush* past the Earth at just 1 million miles ( 0.015 AUs) at closest approach in late...

IMNSVHO there are several people in this NG who ought to enter for this: The Sky at Night is holding a small competition for the best Mars photographs from...

It just gets better and better - really great tonight. Had to set up just outside a French window with the tripod fully extended - to avoid trees. I've just...

What's a good place to get a light pollution filter for my scope? Explorer 130m with 1.25" fitting. Also, It has been reccommended that I get a better Barlow...

Optical performance has always been limited by the glasses employed. Those who claim to have a secret configuration that uses ordinary glass, but eliminates...