As a non-astronomer, I was just looking through binoculars at a very obvious planet near to the moon at about 10pm tonight (27/8/10) and was wondering which...

If I go out on Valentine's day next week with binoculars and clear sky at the Plough and manage to see this object going zenithwards across the handle of the...

Hi, whats the difference between the 1206 and 1207 electric focuser? and will the 1207 work with the APM 909 on my LX90? thanks in advance for and advice...

Hi everyone, A friend of mine had a party when he opened and finished his new observatory. Playing in the background was music that all the tracks had some...

Anyone know of site that plots this on a star chart, or at least gives the RA/Dec coordinates at a given date and time?

Well part of it at...

I've got a Celestron Advanced C9.25 SGT XLT Telescope and the DEC cable keeps getting trapped as the telescope swings around. I've tried routing the cable over...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/18/climate-uk-weather-summer-rain Followed a month later...

Brian Cox on his prog last night twice mentioned this, as near enough the last throes of the dying universe - how does a black hole "evaporate"? ad: Talks in...

Richard Darn wrote: Any bright ideas? #1. Black flocking material and staples. #2. Use the one you have for camping, and get...

Hi chaps, Anyone know/recommend a replacement tripod or legs for use with a CG5? Prefereably UK based. Best, -- Andrew Gillen

I was thinking about this today I see the Das Lidl-Scope as a sort of kit to be developed I envisage a permanent digital star cam and I was thinking about...

Has anybody got this book, what do they think of it? - Amazon reviews seem favourable. Is it suitable book for a UK based beginer? - the reason I ask is...

Now before you read further - im new to telescopes... so expect some stupid questions... I have a tasco newtonian. When i look at something - ie planet or...

The density of the Earth is 5.52 The Mars has 3.95 and The Moon 3.34 Is the density the diameter dependent? S*

Is the potential of our obtaining 3.5% solar isolation too much to ask for? Is having roughly 50% of tidal interactions as based upon a 24 hour cycle too...

Dear Friends, As some of you may recall around this time last year, I had two analemmas successfully complete during 2002. Unfortunately these two analemmas...

We have been having a discussion about the first use of the phrase "The Right Stuff" as in relation to test pilots, astronauts etc. A web search throws up lots...

Here's a update for my November 2005 project to capture the shadow cast by Venus... http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/venus/shadow-of-venus_2.html --...

Hello out there! I'm planing to buy a used LX200 telescope made by Meade but I'd like to ask how to check it lens and all electronics and mechanical stuff...