UK scientists studying high-energy light from space and the connection between the Sun and Earth are to lose funding on a number of their projects. The body...

Congratulations to Pete Lawrence for today's (28 April) Astronomy Picture of the Day! http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html -- Mike...

As the pound heads toward a value of $2, I wonder if there is any chance of the Coronado PST heading toward a price of less than £400? After reading about...

Hi. Where can I find a website that shows the various moon phases in London for all days of the year? Thanks.

Hi guys, I spent a few hours yesterday evening using Patrick's 15" reflector to webcam Jupiter and Saturn. You can see the results...

I'll appreciate anyone familiar with nuclear physics answering this question. Here is a quote from a newspaper article on the atomic bombing of...

Moon, May 7 0h UTC coords: 18 35 s 27 51 cent long trmntr: e 32.628 sin long: 0.539 ecc ell: 0.785 dist: 244 108 mi / 392 854 km dia: 30.4' illum: 80.9%

Been a poor month for clear skies - I've only seen the sun four days this Jan and two of these were yesterday and today when a sole double prom seen on east...

Guy Consolmagno was on Radio 4's "Sunday" programme this morning, talking about the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe and...

Hi, I need to know the rx, tx and gnd pins on the 6 pin RJ11 connector on the celestron nexstar 114gt scope. its in the user manual which ive lost!!! ive done...

I hope this post isnt off topic but could could one answer my question . The aperture off the Etx is 125mm and of the newt 130mm the Meade etx which im...

Hi All, I've decided to add an RA drive to my "grab & go" 80mm F5 on an EQ1 mount. After trawling around the UK astro vendor's web sites the lowest price I...

I've just received Explorers' brochure for the March 2006 Total Solar Eclipse trip, and wondered if anyone else in the group intended going. And is anyone...

"A new optical telescope designed solely to detect light signals from alien civilisations has opened for work at an observatory in Harvard, US." More at...

"A trio of Neptune-sized worlds has been spotted circling a star 41 light years away, in the southern constellation Puppis. One of the planets is by far the...

(I have posted this is a couple of places to reach a wider audience, so apologies if you see it twice) I am looking for some advice on choosing the best...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6208456.stm cheers, mark

Is there such a thing that exists? All i want is a normal looking diary but when special astronomical events occur, i would like that be be printed in the...

At last, orion optics have brought out new reflectors with longer focal length tubes. Ideal for those of us who enjoy the moon and planets. Now they are...

Hi all, Does anyone know of any resources giving good information on assembling a home-brew spectroscope? I'm on the DCU Astrosoc committee, and I'm a...