I saw this prog last night, and thought it was excellent. If anyone is interested in music as well as astronomy, well worht catching the repeat on Saturday on...

I am gathering info for a new lunar software review. The last one at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/message/1137 is nearly a year old and there...

Hi everybody, another lunar mosaic, made with a ToucamPro at the prime focus of a C8. 55 shots, each of them is about 60...

from reuters today WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Buoyed by a successful landing on Mars by a robot explorer, President Bush plans a major announcement on...

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GALILEAN SATELLITE PHENOMENA Table created using The Planets 2.02 A FREE program available from http://www.cpac.org.uk Jupiter & Sun rise and set times based...

First clear sky for ages tonight, although some thin high cloud about, and another very bright moon... but got a good look at the m42 nebula and could see 4...

Before I damn my (cheap) star diagonal can anyone help me on basic optics? It seems to me that the closer the optical advice is to the eye the less perfect it...

So....what do you think really happened to Beagle as it tried to land? Didnt the Spirit rover come down within a few miles of the centre of the target...

I've recorded some Wolf-Rayet stars in Cas with results posted at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/gensp25.htm but wondered why there appears no WR listed in...

Hi all, Who knows a source for end caps for 1-1/4" eyepieces in the UK? I've searched, but no one seems to sell them. Best wishes and clear, dark...

Stars are located by declination and RA. RA is counted in hours from the first point of Areies. The First Point of Aeries is where the ecliptic crosses the...

Many thanks to all who responded with advice and links to more of the same. I'll have fun trying out the various suggestions. In reply to your queries: 1. It...

Anthony, I tried to email this text below but your address anthony (at) perseus.gr is false according to your server! -- Your ng postings seem to have...

Hello All, I got a pressie for Xmas of a 900 focal length refractor. I think it cost about 180 Euro and it was bought through the merchandsing dept of...

Bored with not being able to photograph the heavens, I've turned my camera earthward... Took the family to see the QM2 today. Apparently it's got...

Curious that a Republican President should decide to persuade America to return to the moon, with all the public spending that this will involve. Nevertheless...

Hi Gents, I'm looking to quickly calculate approximate positions of the Planets from a set of heliocentric ephemerides (lat, long, distance). Most sources I...

I have just upgraded from v8 to v10 but now when I hold the pointer over a star, I get the scientific name rather than the popular one. I have clicked the star...

* Dan : I would like to solicit comment vis-a-vis an image (taken by an amateur astronomer) that appears to show two dark...