It seems like every time I've gone out to observe (or heaven forbid, image) Mars for about the past 2 weeks, the clouds have rolled in just as I get the...

"Martin Frey" wrote in message ... | Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear | Amen to that! I...

Jonathan Silverlight writted: :... a picture swiped from the : Mars Exploration Rover site at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/...

Sunday 25th August. From 12.00 until 12.20am last night looked at Mars as a 'newbie' with my lx90. I have never seen Mars this clear and in so much detail...

After 2 weeks on holiday I was pleased to be able to image Mars again this morning. Quite noticably bigger, brighter and lower in the sky! Still limited by my...

Ive noticed a couple of posts here have mentioned mars only showing up on the scope as an orange blob or disk with no real markings, that was similar to my...

Hi, If I was to build my own 6"-8" Newtonian reflector telescope, how do I work out the length of viewing tube and other settings? What are the best settings...

Does anyone know if there are any astronomy clubs near Bromley Kent that would welcome a couple of complete novices?

Hello All, I wished I had something batter to show around, some at least decent picture taken at opposition but, alas, it isn't so. The weather has always...

Hello All I have an Orion Europa 150 at the moment it's great for the back garden but a bit big for the following, what I am looking for is a refractor that I...

I have seen the following scope on the David Hinds web page, has anyone used one of these ? If so what are they like for general astronomy Moon planets...

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 09:16:34 +0100, (Jim) wrote: Quick question - at what magnification should Uranus start to show non-stellar...

Hi Folks, A question for this oh-so-helpful group: I notice that with certain Meade telescopes a "30th Anniversary Offer" is being made of 750ukp worth of...

Hi all, Bit of an unusual one this. Local planning regulations prevent shops close to our house from having illuminated signage. However, one so-n-so seems...

Hey, I'm about to buy a couple more eyepieces, do you know any online ordering companies selling good quality eyepieces? Orion is the company I know of but...

I would like to see Mars while it is close to Earth. I am trying to look at it through a pair of binoculars (10 x 50) on a tripod but can see no detail at all...

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 09:16:34 +0100, (Jim) wrote: Quick question - at what magnification should Uranus start to show non-stellar...

I am trying to make sense of what I saw and have imaged using Mars Previewer 2. Which timezone are we here in the UK -1, 1 or 0 (thinking about BST and...

the polar cap looked smaller last night compared with my first obsevation made a few days ago , as Mars rotates can you see more or less of it depending on how...

Chums I've decided to buy a Meade to take our family's first steps into 'proper' astronomy. Budget is a bit of an issue, and so a Meade ETX-70 for 300squids...