Hi, is this scope any good for planetry detail, for example if the seeing was good, would i be able to get much detail from jupiters cloud belts? any advice...

There's a Sky at Night special on the Moon due to be broadcast on BBC4 on Monday, February 27th at 22:35-23:05. Whatever you do, don't miss the bit where Dr...

Weather permitting there will be a live webcast of the Thursday 28th October total lunar eclipse as seen from the Netherlands and...

I stepped outside last night just after 6pm expecting murk from one horizon to the other but was pleasantly surprised. What I initially thought was a band of...

Can anyone help with a few pointers please? I am looking to buy a second hand LX90 either 8" or 10", what are the things I should check when buying a second...

Hi all, I recently had an accident with my scope - in short I need to get a new 2ndary. I've found a few places, but most are saying that they need to import...

"simon.coombs3" wrote: sc I see NASA has lined up three helicopters to try to catch sc the capsule from genesis. My...

Sorry if I'm duplicating, loosing track of postings... Can't be bothered to dredge google groups ! * Most distant cosmic blast sighted * Nasa's Swift...

A short gamma-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225 N. Gehrels et al. Abstract:...

http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041101/full/041101-5.html Published online: 02 November 2004; | doi:10.1038/news041101-5 Supernova debris found on...

I was looking through the finderscope at polaris yesterday (22/03/04), when I saw 3 satellites go through the field of view. They were all going from right to...

Hi all ive just got a new scope (130M) and im looking to fit my 300D directly to the scope but im not sure what type of adaptor im looking for could someone...

Despite the full Moon last night, I ended up with 30Gb of Toucam Pro generated AVIs (the planets don't worry about the Moon) and a couple of hundred 20Da large...

Whilst browsing ebay today I noticed that the Chinese 30mm 80 degree eyepiece sold in America by "1rpd" and others is now available in Europe for a mere 69...

The ESA said they have obtained 350 images of titan, when will they be released for people to see? on the website they have only got 4 on it. are they...

Dear Friends, The quasar 3C273 in Virgo is the brightest visible quasar from Earth and with a magnitude of 12.8 is also visible with average amateur...

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