I have discovered this interesting geological feature just south of Lake Nipigon, which I offer as a possible Laurentide ice sheet impact remnant representing...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5283956.stm By Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News A fierce backlash has begun against the decision by...

Hi, I'm thinking of getting a telescope so that it'd allow me to observe Jupiter, and its moons.. Saturn.. Venus etc. Should NexStar 80 or Firstscope 76 suit...

Had it had a nuclear power source, it would be alive today. Solar is ok for satellites orbiting Earth (except when they fail because the panels don't extend)...

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Okay...I admit it...in my old age I like to view the sky in comfort...real comfort. So now I have decided to build a binocular chair designed around a...

Hi, I have a vixen flourite refractor. I plan to repaint the tube since there are so many scratches. Should I use paint for metal or plastic? I don't...

https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/current_c3.gif https://www.theplanetstoday.com/ Remember now, the back and forth motions of the slower moving...

Hello. I would like to see if I could get some opinions and/or experiences as to which of these two scopes would perform better for lunar and planetary...

I'm looking at an Antares 6" f/5 newtonian and an Orion 6" f/8 newtonian. Both have parabolic main mirrors, but the Antares is said to be 1/10 wave, while the...

All I just recievd a brand new heavy duty sonotube from Yazoomills. Its 12" id and 52 inches long. Im going to have to paint it to preseve the tube. I...

Hello, I'm having a hard time locating any reference dealing with analysis of wavefront aberrations in SCT type scopes. More specifically, how are the primary...

I have been closely following the Mars mission and understand the importance of the experiments, but certainly all of that gear ads complexity. Then I look at...

Over the past several months I have been working on a CGI movie to demonstrate the error of a theory I have been seeing in various forms across the internet -...

A friend posted this an astro email list today... http://www.scaryideas.com/video/1687/ ;-) ..Florian

Fellow astrologers ... and Oriel, Battling variable transparency and noticeable winds this evening while in pursuit of the spherical and dim planetary nebula...

Looks like the astro retailers are once again playing the role of The Grinch this year. TMT

Hello all, As the designated "company astronomer" (as many of you also are), whenever something astronomical creeps onto CNN, I usually field a bunch of...

Got my Vixen 114mm ED yesterday! It's bigger and more heavy than i thought it would be, it came with a Skyview delux-2 EQ- mount from Orion. The Vixen is a...

On 8 Jul 2003 20:18:53 -0700, (JoeRoche) wrote: Tell me what in the sky tonight. Observation Period: 7/10/2003...