What can I image in the far Southern Sky in under 10 minutes? (1) The Emission Nebula called the Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070, better known as the Tarantula...

Hello, I recently shot M45 with my Canon Rebel and my newly acquired 150mm/750mm Newton telescope. I attached the resulting image which is the sum of 20...

Annotated Map of the Moon (2) Clavius, Longomontanus and Maginus plus the surrounding areas. http://www.martin-nicholson.info/moon/moonclavius.htm Martin...

Supernova 2007ss - December 25th 2007 Discovered 2007/12/20.78 by Yoshimi Ichimura. Found in NGC 4617 at R.A. = 12h41m06s.07, Decl. =...

.... then I could at last begin to enjoy astronomy! Instead its been a frustrating year of one problem after another. You see I have always been interested in...

What can I image in the Southern Sky in under 5 minutes? (1) The Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae Discovered by Abbe Nicholas on September 14, 1751. NGC 104,...

Once again, the mag seems late. Middle of December and no Jan issue. Seems to have been on the web site for weeks now. Any one in the UK got it yet? Mark

Big Images from Small Telescopes - The California Nebula NGC 1499 - an emission nebula in Perseus The California Nebula NGC 1499 was discovered by E.E....

If it does, is there a functional seismometer on Mars? http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news151.html "Designated 2007 WD5, the asteroid was discovered on Nov....

Hi All, If any of you are within striking distance of York this Friday, 4th Jan, you may like to come along to the York AS Talk to be held in the Denham room...

Hi, I decided to jump on the Lidl Skylux 70 deal, reasoning that I cannot go very wrong for £50. I thought I could use the equatorial mount for...

Comet 8P Tuttle - December 27th 2007 Distance 0.2742 AU (41.0 million km) - magnitude 6.5. The exposure was 15 seconds and the field of view is 15 x 15 arc...

Lesser Known Galaxy Clusters - NGC 4270 in Virgo There are so many galaxies in Virgo that it is difficult to know where to start even for astronomers with...

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Inductees into the Astronomical Hall of Shame - Class of 2007 Details of this "elite" group can be found at...

The motion of the Equatorial rings of Uranus in the sequence of images below represents a motion that is overlooked in resolving planetary effects on Earth...

Astronomical Review of the Year 2007 In terms of hours spent per week I must almost qualify as a full-time astronomer. Twelve months ago I promised myself...

Exploring the Digitized Sky Survey NGC 559 (Caldwell 8) - an open cluster in Cassiopeia This animation of the region around the open cluster shows that...

His name is Mike Corley and he has been around for quite a few years now. He does seem to have recently expanded his horizons and is posting to a more varied...

The neolithic Maeshowe tomb on the Mainland island of Orkney is a wonder of the ancient world, and all the neolithic sites in the islands are well worth...