Hi all Anybody got any ideas on this question? Lets say you want to do some REALLY precision photometry with a CCD. Lets assume you are in the southeast....

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Wendsnight, being clear and windless, I packed up the scope and went to my spot. Got set up by 5:45 so it was dark already and the moon was in a good place for...

Given Titan's cloud cover and distance from the sun, is it possible the spacecraft will land in a pitch-black surrounding? Even if there is no cloud cover...

Laura McFinlay wrote: These are the provocative questions which this straightforward communication addresses, from the physical and micropolitical ...

Last night from my front porch in Grimsby, ON Canada I saw a fireball streak under the Moon moving from the South to the South East at about 6:20 PM...

Howdy gang! My shop is having a $10 of $50 purchase sale with lots of cool Astronomy themed gifts. The coupon code is CPFESTIVE and the sale lasts until...

Our club is putting together a youth program. We will probably meet about 1/2 hour before the regular club meeting. Can anyone suggest a few good ideas for...

The comet is just over 2=B0 SE of little planetary nebula NGC 1535, = Cleopatra's Eye, on Friday night. Using my TV76 and 16mm Nagler i could = almost get the...

I have a Q for someone here. What is the formula for derriving flux (as a measure of light per unit area per unit time) from the astronomy magnitude scale, for...

The astro world is awash in junk eyepieces, re-badged with any number of different dealer names, from China. The reviews usually say something like, "It...

I finally read it and was wondering if anyone else had and was willing to discuss? -- Dawn Baird-Chleborad www.astronerds.com

http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1407_1.asp "NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe announced his resignation late Monday in a letter to President George W....

From http://skyandtelescope.com/news/article_1408_1.asp "Yerkes On the Block By Joshua Roth December 15, 2004 | Yerkes Observatory may soon have a new...

I have a Q for someone here. What is the formula for derriving flux (as a measure of light per unit area per unit time) from the astronomy magnitude scale, for...

Get your pictures and post them here.

Has anyone tried the new KNIGHT Owl "Super-wide Angle 9 mm Eyepiece - 66° FOV" ep from Owl1 on eBay? http://tinyurl.com/6ryws I am looking to replace my...

Yesterday, I was talking to a friend about Iridium flares. I showed her how to get on heavens above and find the passes near her house, and I explained how to...

I would sooner slit my own wrists than go to Libya to watch an Eclipse. This was the whole point of the post. When are you Americans going to wake up. Sky...