In a few day the moon phase will be full closest to the June Solstice. https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm The quality of imaging from the...

It is clear that some attempt must be made to deal with the present crisis despite the ability of so many people to ignore it,insofar as the technical details...

Can someone explain why the Saturn V had to be so big....7.5 million pounds of thrust? they were able to use smaller rockets in the missions leading up to...

From my location on the edge of the planet (Let it go Gerrald!) the times for maximum totality and moonset were the same. The umbral phase of today's lunar...

Mars rocks have no zap pits (ref.1). If zap pits on the "moon rocks" were caused by micrometeorites hitting "moon rocks" (ref.2), then there should be zap pits...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82p-DYgGFjI -- Lord Androcles, Zeroth Earl of Medway

Interesting chart: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v3/GLB.Ts+dSST.txt Uncahotdog

So the probe will only last for a couple days now, because it landed such that the crappy solar panels only get 90mins of sun per day, not enough to keep it...

The FC-100D, is a new scope that uses a sub-diameter fluorite element inside the tube like TeleVue, but an "eco-glass" objective element up front. How nice. ...

NEWS: Defusing the Methane Greenhouse Time Bomb Could methane-digesting bacteria and an Arctic cap of fresh water prevent a climate...

Well, doh. . . http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/20/ufo.conference/index.html?eref=rss_topstories Martin R. Howell Moderated sci.astro.amateur Forum and...

Thats been bugging me, I've heard it pronounced a bunch of different ways but what is correct? BTW: next time we are going to pass a world wide law that the...

Did anyone else notice the Sept 2005 issue of S & T switched to CHEAP coated paper. The black backgrounds are horrible. The Gallery in the rear of the issues...

Why don't we get a bunch of people to go in and buy 1/2 night at Mt.Wilson. How do we find out how much it costs? We could have Starlord give us a tour of...

Notice many more expensive APOs and other equipment out on the observing fields these days, and can't help feel a bit envious of the owners of these well...

Trying to improve on my polar alignment skills it became apparent to me that I have no clue how to level the tripod. I have an LXD75 Meade. Surely the rod...

Have you been duped by a mass of propaganda about global warming? 21st Century Science & Technology Editor Laurence Hecht explains why the Earth is poised to...

Hello, the US Nautical Almanac lists 173 "navigational stars", of which a shorter list of 57 is sometimes extracted. I've been unable to find these lists...

First, thanks to Starlord. I read his FAQ and it was helpful. I've also been out with a local Astronomy Club many times over the years (I'm going again the...

I noticed on Meade's web site they know have a 14" telescope out there. That seems truly amazing , but what I wonder is, whose out there with the best in that...