C H A R I O T S OF L I G H T Reports of Special Activities From Biblical Times Selected and Edited by Kazmer Ujvarosy

Hello chaps and chappesses. Just received an ARENA 500mm scope for me xmas pressy. I have just set it up and a few things are clearly "cost saved" such as...

BBC Radio 4 Fri 26 Dec, 16:30 - 17:00 30 mins In the early hours of Christmas morning, Britain's first interplanetary probe is due to land on Mars. This is...

I want to have up to date or live streaming media to witness this event! Anyone know of anything happening? stuart merry christmas!

Would it be a real travesty to mount an Orion DX300 on an EQ6 ? I am only interested in visual observing and have up to £2k to spend. I am strongly drawn to...

Apologies to those who saw these a few years ago (and the years before that) -- but you could see if you get them all correct this time! g This eclectic...

Hope everyone has a good christmas, and some nice clear crisp nights. Graeme

Hi there. Erm, I've been playing some more with my gravitational simulation program, and I've been trying to verify mathematically the results I've...

SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Discovery Channel: BBC World Service Radio 865 Date: Wednesday 24th December 2003 Time: 20:05 to 20:30 (starting this...

Saturn looked superb this morning at 1am ish, better than I can recall. Jupiter on the other hand was rubbish despite being over 25 degrees up. Expensive toy...

Hello Amateur Astronomers, In my most recent post regarding the seemingly intense growth in electronic knick-knacks at the expense and demise of...

Amazing - the cloud cleared at midnight here in time for the close approach of Ceres and Pollux, the asteroid 18 arc minutes west of the star at midnight....

I have updated my home page of astrophotography removing frames in html, now it should be easier to surf. URL is http://astrosurf.com/lorenzi/ I hope you...

My scope came with a camera adapter, but its basially just a threaded ring... where can I get an adapter to fit my SLR to it? (its a minolta if that makes any...

I found out that the real identity of Mr Dortmund is actually Harry Enfield, he is working on a new character for a xmas special.

Thank you for those who replied to my posts where I made some general observations, which one person has rightly described as provocative. What is wrong with...

I don't really want to revive the price wars thread, but one glaring discrepancy did catch my eye. A denk bino viewer is $600 US (£350) - but now Broadhurst...

Bit of a dilemma... I will have a budget of around £500 (say, +/- 10%, depending on the mood of my "accounts manager" ;) ) I have no real preference for...

Question: How many astronomers does it take to change a lightbulb? A: I thought astronomers used standard candles. A: Two: one to change the bulb, the...

Observer: Greg Dortmond______________________________________ Date: 09 Oct 96 Location: Someplace___________ Time: __21:56__ Latitude: 34° 30' --" N ...