Dear All, The York Astronomical Society shall be holding a Public Star Party on Saturday 19th March 2005, at Crayke Sports Club, Easingwold Road, Crayke. The...

Got my first telescope for my 18th birthday today =) 114mm refractor telescope from...

Hi, newbie here... Simple question for the collective knowledge of u.s.astronomy, if you wouldn't mind :) I've got the Vixen GPE mount as sold with the Orion...

Hi all, Anyone got one of these or know the backgroud to them? I assume they are built in China? I'm looking at the 127mm f9 model, they are availiable with...

Sorry to get so excited, but it's my first time. I sat at my study window, waiting for that brief moment between the sky darkening sufficiently and Mercury...

Taken with my own scope for a change ;-) ! http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/DSO/M13_20050313.html -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk Global Projects -...

Dear All, I am looking for any entry level information on astrophotography with the current breed of sSLR cameras and a GOTO type SCTscope such as a...

Nice prom rounding east limb via Coronado PST and Minolta D7 posted at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/eprom050314mg.jpg More pics on PST...

Greetings folks. I hope someone can assist me with a SF novel I am writing. This is probably horrendously basic stuff for you guys, so please humour a...

Just bought a no name 6mm orthoscopic on e-bay, what might the apparent FOV be typically ? jc -- http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/jc_atm/

Finally got a break in the clouds on Sat/Sun and got some time to play with the DSI again on Sunday AM. After experiencing problems with polar alignment I...

How was it ? Steve

Nice sight tlast night. Shot from Selsey beach in the howling wind with the sea literally lapping around the base of my...

There are still some tracking/balance issues to sort out. It seems that the drive is binding and then slipping, then binding/slipping etc. However, I did...

Ok - I'm not claiming anything here and I will not be happy until I have taken one or more confirmation shots and got reproducible results. However... the...

Patrick Moore has just hosted a Sky at Night star party at his home in Selsey. Despite early predictions of cloud, Selsey did it's thing once again. Even I'm...

Hi all, I came here 2 weeks ago ("Best budget computerized telescope is?") and got some great advice. I definitely want a computerized scope. I have narrowed...

Hi from an old astronomy hand. 20 years ago I assembled a 12" f8.5 newtonian for observing our friendly neighbour the moon. Due to pressures of running two...

What a fantastic event. A small group of around 30 folks, mainly from Swansea A.S. and the local environs, but including two of us from North Manchester, two...

Just got a promo through my door today for a new BBC Sky At Night magazine, first issue to go on sale 24th May - should be interesting competition for Ast....