Witnessed an amazing solar prom lift-off and rocket into space ~160,000km this morning over a 10m period. The sun is certainly dynamic! Pic...

Ok, please excuse all the questions, I don't have anyone to ask this stuff. First I have an Orion 8" Skyview scope with a Equatorial mount. I bought a single...

I hope that I am not the only one who thinks this is pretty funny. He says that he won the binoviewer at AstroFest 2004, but can't use it because he only has...

OK, it's a bit embarrassing but I have to admit I haven't kept up on all the latest bargains. I haven't had enough time to read all the posts here, either,...

Because now they can send discs there. -- Larry Brown http://www.antiquetelescopes.org http://home.fuse.net/astronomy

This was on craigslist...maybe someone here is interested. Nice job if you're mandarin-speaking. Uncle Bob Reply to: Date: 2005-02-02,...

The following quoted text (as of this moment) is taken from the: "24 Panoptic vs. 24 Meade SWA 5000 series", thread. Log in...

Is it odd that the comet Machholz trajectory takes it past our north celestial pole (see http://tinyurl.com/4ubwh) rather than the ecliptic? -- Regards, --...

At a recent club meeting in Dallas, I attended a presentation by my friends Frank and Linda Irby which I really enjoyed. Frank and Linda's presentation was...

ESA's Mars Express sees signs of a 'frozen sea' http://www.esa.int/export/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMCHPYEM4E_0.html A more detailed abstract of Murray's paper...

(Forwarded Message from my hubby ;-) *** I would like to announce that the Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society is sponsoring a homemade telescope making...

Hi, Did anyone else see the piece in a recent Sky & Telescope about the probable demise of Yerkes observatory? I have not seen any mention of this on any of...

Hi Folks, Sorry if this is OT, but... I keep reading about speculation for current or recent life on mars - most recently, the space.com article about...

Does anyone know if more detailed instructions and examples are available for Registrax. Thanks in advance

I like the idea of posting images we shoot from time to time. here is one of my recent ones. It turns out to be one of the only ones I have shot in color so...

According to SkyCharts, the Sun is shining out of Uranus at this moment (0142UT) here in WAgrin

DESCENDANTS OF THE DIPPER by Ken Croswell. Heart of the best-known star pattern, the Ursa Major moving group probes the behavior of young stars and the...

"This is my first dinner since I've been re-elected on European soil and that oughta tell ya something..." -- Geore W. Bush opening remarks at European...

Einstein@Home was announced on February 19 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. The web site...

Messier Marathon 2005 Primary Date: March 12-13, 2005 Alternate Dates: March 5-6 and April 9-10, 2005 The Messier Marathon presents an opportunity to view...