It seems like endless weeks of cloud and haze in the North West have finally relented. I viewed this comet from suburban Manchester at 22:30 BST. Magnitude ~...

Nice image in Astronomy Now gallery. Well done chap! :o) Cheers, Jim

Anyone any comments on the main types of light pollution filters? Astronomik do one as does Orion and Schuler. Lawrence Harris

Hi, The SheffieldAS has just got a Key Funding grant and our new Solarview50 scope has just turned up. Even though it is very sunny right now - due to our...

Hi all, I expect like me, many of you have bought Baader Solar Film recently intending to make filters for the Venus Transit. If you have not done so already...

Bad reporter. I guarantee no astronomer would ever use the...

Hi All, Well, last night was clear despite earlier threatening cloud, and I had a rather nice look at M3 and M13 - after twidling around a bit I...

Hi all, I'm wondering if there are any scope makers out there? Stupid question perhaps considering the amount of people on this group. I'm thinking of...

G'day all. I am trying to find a b/w image of the inner solar system to have reproduced in the local paper. The paper is giving us a good write up, starting...

I want to view the sky in a more instant and mobile way, and binoculars are the way forward i think. What specs do i need to go for with binoculars? Stuart

Here is a link to 2 animations of the eclipse. They are not very good quality as i'm still a beginner ;-) My contribution, for what its...

Damn my inconsiderate neighbours! Whilst imaging the comet in the middle of a tirade of noise from inconsiderate neighbours, they then lit a bonfire at...

Quite literally fine. Image processed to show the faint tail structure behind the coma. http://www.pbl33.fast24.co.uk/neat_11x120_160504_fb.jpg For...

The average distance of a planet from the Sun is half the major axis. Is there a simple way of determining when we are at the average distance? Can it be as...

Hi group, I remember during the 1999 eclipse, I had some solar viewing 'glasses', which had some kind of silver foil in them. I'm not sure what it was,...

As reported in Ewell observing session msg - ISS again transits comet field low in west as streak on CCD frame - rushed outside to see ISS at zenith and move...

(Keith Dancey) wrote: I can't mend the car in my garage - how you buggers manage without total crackup is beyond imagining. Have a good...

Hi all, In my astro-weblog you will find an observing report from last Sunday. I observed the comet NEAT Q4 (sketch in the weblog), tested the new...

I am sailing to Portugal in a weeks time and would like a recommendation of any books on astronomy for the complete novice of the northern hemisphere

22.55 BST A bright object just above the horizon in approx SW direction of sky, Anybody any ideas on what it is? Mike