Moon, Apr 24 20h UTC coords: 08 56 n 20 19 cent long trmntr: e 1.145d sin long: 0.01998 ecc ell: 0.996 dist: 243 637 mi / 392 096 km diam: 30.5' illum: 55.9%

Hi, Last week, on the first day of the lunar month, very nice weather. So, I could take some shots of this very young Moon Here is a global picture of the...

Moon, Apr 7 20h UTC coords: 08 04 n 24 15 cent long trmntr: e 13.368d sin long: 0.231 ecc ell: 0.955 dist: 240 226 mi / 386 606 km diam: 31.4' illum: 45.6%

Moon, Apr 22 20h UTC coords: 07 07 n 27 03 cent long trmntr: 25.535d sin long: 0.431 ecc ell: 0.955 dist: 236 482 mi / 350 581 km diam: 31.4' illum: 35.25%

I only saw a little of the middle of this show but the bit I saw suggested the earth has warmed due to an increase in the Sun's effective temperature....

In New Scientist this week - an extreme interpretation maybe,but: an alien civilisation sign in the sky ?...

Moon, Apr 21 20h UTC coords: 06 06 n 28 23 cent long trmntr: e 37.6d sin long: 0.431 ecc ell: 0.955 dist: 236 482 ni / 380 581 km diam: 31.4' illum: 35.25%

Lovely. Even from Wolverhampton. --

"Immense coils of hot, electrified gas in the Sun's atmosphere behave like a musical instrument, scientists say. These "coronal loops" carry acoustic waves in...

"Iridescent, silvery blue clouds at the edge of space that may be connected to global warming will be studied by a NASA spacecraft set to launch on 25...

Moon, Apr 20 20 h UTC coords: 05 02 n 27 56 cent long trmntr : e 49.55d sin long: 0.761 ecc ell: 0.734 dist: 228 936 mi / 368 481 km diam: 32.4' illum: 16%

Moon, Apr 19 18h UTC coords: 03 53 n 25 19 cent long trmntr: e 61.46 sin long: 0.878 ecc ell: 0.5378 dist: 225 561 mi / 363 006 km diam: 32.9' illum: 7.8%

Could someone please tell me what the really bright object in the night sky is called, its due west about 30 degrees up from the horizon and is the...

During the last few months I had a few short observing sessions with my “new” telescope, a 300mm Newton on a Dobson mount from Orion Optics UK. A wrote a sort...

In an earlier thread about joining photos, Pete Lawrence indicated that he thought that Panorama Plus was included in the April cover CD for Sky at Night...

Moon, Apr 18 18h UTC coords: 02 50 n 21 02 cent long trmntr: 74.44d sin long: 0.96 ecc ell: 0.32 dist: 223 279 mi / 359 333 km diam: 33.25' illum: 2.6%

Moon, Apr 17 18h UTC coords: 01 51 n 15 20 cent long trmntr: e 81.79 d sin long: 0.989 ecc: 0.147 dist: 222 072 mi / 357 391 km diam: 33.4' ill: 0.2%

Moon, Apr 16 06h UTC coords: 00 27 n 05 08 cent long trmntr: w 74.95d sin long: 0.966 ecc ell: 0.302 dis: 221 956 mi / 358 116 km diam: 33.4' illum: 0.4%

How Did the Universe Survive the Big Bang? In This Experiment, Clues Remain Elusive By KENNETH CHANG Published in New York Times April 12, 2007 An experiment...

For various reasons I've not been able to do much with the 'scopes for almost a year now. Last night though I set up my 10" Newt and tried to get back into the...