I found a website that features hardware/software upgrades for the Synta EQ-6 and Heavy Duty EQ-6. http://eq6.update.rajiva.de/ It seems to be primarily of...

Are there interesting sites you favor? I have always liked Phil Plait's "Bad Astronomy" site. Fun, educational, funny. All hail Georgito Busholini, our...

I'm looking for a decent mid-scale lunar atlas. I've been observing for ~18 years, but have given the moon only a cursory glance here and there. I have Rukl's...

I will soon be taking delivery of a new Meade 16" LX200 GPS model and have some fundamental decisions to make about its set-up. I want to get more involved in...

Greetings... I've noticed some Maks focus by tube traveling focuser---a draw tube that moves in and out with a crayford focuser----and some by moving the...

Andromeda's Vast Starry Disk By Ken Croswell, author of The Alchemy of the Heavens ***EXCLUSIVE*** An enormous disk of stars surrounds the Andromeda...

Space Weather Message Code: WARK05 Serial Number: 483 Issue Time: 2005 Apr 13 1614 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected Valid From: 2005 Apr 13 1615...

Yes, it is enough. I, however, would never spend that much money for a 8" newt. There are better options, IMO. Andrea T.

I just had an e-mail from Meade annoucing two new products: the "Deep Sky Imager Pro" http://www.meade.com/dsipro/ and the "Wireless Autostar II for...

OK, so I love astronomy. Until now I have had no money or time to do any amateur observing on my own. So, does anyone have a help on what equipment I can...

Here is a opportunity for amateurs to make a science contribution. Dark skies, tom ======== astro-ph/0504231: Title: Observing Near Earth Asteroids with a...

I heard there are chicks that hang around Star Parties, and hook up with the guys who have the best equipment. Is this true?

One day recently a teacher whom I once worked with contacted me concerning the possibility of showing students and community members some telescopic and naked...

Drat! I haven't been able to even lurk around here for a few months. I jumped on tonight because Chas ( the man of 1,000 telescopes) use to opine for his old...

Hi: Were is Synta scopes based? in Taiwan or China? Mike

Since a webcam without the IR filter is sensitive to IR, why couldn't I use an IR light source to illuminate an artificial star. Such a system...

In message , Tim Auton writes "Michael Baldwin Bruce" ...

Yubiwan wrote: "Nipi" wrote in message ... What is the angle formed by the two planes, the one...

Hi to all!Here there is my last saturn image: http://www.marcofazzoli.com/danielegasparri/html_eng/saturn_050322.htm Perhaps this is the last one cause the bad...

Hi, In order to complete an article about the collapse of a star and after have contacted Pr Penrose for all question sof copyright, I would like to know...