I have been thinking of buying a 2" eye piece for my 8" SCT Being a little new to telescopes if I were to buy just one eye piece for visual use what would...

Hi Group. I would like to utilise the 2" option I have on my 102mm f5 to get a good wide field view of deep sky objects. I have the Helios mirror diag (which...

Hi everybody, I was wondering if anyone has used the 2" r&p focuser sold by OVL, see: http://www.opticalvision.co.uk/products.asp?D=65&P=225 or the one...

I'm part of a team that is building a solar physics instrument. We have two places in the instrument where we need to be able to adjust the spacing between...

Last Sunday morning just after 6AM my wife and I awoke suddenly for no apparent reason and noting the clear dawn I thought I’d try to spy Mercury from the...

Subject: =A3200 telescopes If anyone's still interested, I think there are some not too bad scopes=20 to be had for under or around 200 quid. Consider these...

This month the feature article is about Gyulbudaghian's Nebula. This variable nebula is brighter than it has been in many years. Deep Sky Observing ideas "In...

2003 was dubbed "Mars Year" in the international space community, when it came closer to the Earth than at any other time in over 50,000 years. It was seen by...

It looks like the close approach record has been broken! Astronomy Now have more information: www.astronomynow.com Clear skies, Ade

Nice view from the bedroom window shortly after sunset this evening: http://astunit.com/tonkinsastro/planets/20051204-moon+venus.htm Best, Stephen Remove...

Ancient World Tours are running 10 eclipse tours to Egypt, Libya and Turkey this March and there are some places left on these tours. The tours include plenty...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/04012006/12/2006-busy-year-space.html

Hello Boys and Girls.... Just finished the calculations for the 2007 Diary of Phenomena, enjoy, and let me know if you find...

Hi all, Now is the time to start thinking about the Perseid meteor shower. It will be visible under UK clear skies from now up to its predicted peak on...

======= deutsche Ausgabe klar -- edition FRANCAIS bien sur ===== Hailing from rainy and cold Germany I am just now finalizing the 2011 edition of my...

Thought I'd have a quick look at the news (well Slashdot actually) before bed. Wish I hadn't now :-( Take a look at NASA's NEO...

Acc. to a PBS TV show last night, "Newton's Dark Secrets," Newton predicted the end of the world, or something - more likely the end of academic pensions - in...

Hi all, I'm thinking of possibly getting binoculars in the next couple of months. Looking at the Strathspey website there's 20x90 binoculars that...

That amazing little satellite of Jupiter has always contributed a wealth of information to heliocentric astronomy,the last being the astronomical adjustment...

Hi everybody, For those interested, I've just uploaded a review about Brian Reed's 23" Round Table (Equatorial) Platform. I recently bought one for use with...