Evenin' all. Mars finally clambered above my roof and it was a clear night for once, so I had a go at imaging the red planet. The pictures are my first...

After many failed attempts, I finally managed to nail Phobos under extremely windy conditions last night. I was so delighted, I made a movie of the event...

Earlier this year I was on holiday with my family in the UK. My son took the photos at the links below. They are completely unretouched or manipulated in any...

A rather windy evening with the planet's disk constantly being transported off frame. However, quite a pleasing result considering the fact that it was quite...

Hello, You can dowload the new version of Virtual Moon Atlas (freeware) at http://astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html Bravo to the 2 authors...... Best Greetings...

Hi, Has anyone got any suggestions for the above? For about a dozen people at the start of December. Cheers Gaz

http://www.astronomylimited.com I've just bought the 12 x 80s and a mate the 22 x 100s. We're both well pleased with quality. Long eye relief on the 12 x 80...

I'm looking to buy a pair of 7x or 8x binoculars for general astronomy. I've tried out an example pair of 7x50,8x40,10x50 and 12x50 and decided that 12x was...

Would the following telescope be any good for deep space and planet viewing? http://www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk/acatalog/Other_Makes.html and scroll to...

I've recently bought a 10" Dob and while it all looks good to my novice eye, I've started reading up on collimation assuming that it will need doing. Apart...

I have expanded this section of my website following requests from other observers http://www.martin-nicholson.info/ras/60seconds.htm

almost finished it & after reading the great man's views on political correctness & some foreigners he's an even bigger hero to me now. sad to see on a recent...

Apologies for shouting - there's not much lead time on this one... A group is forming around the world to attempt to measure the parallax of Mars (and from...

Hi, Trying to image Mars tonight and my laptop for some reason is asking for the LPI driver CD. Naturally, I can't actually find the CD right now and I can't...

A bit of a planet fest last night. Saturn looked gorgeous...

The suspected crash site for Nasa's Mars Polar Lander spacecraft - lost in 1999 - has turned out to be nothing more than a natural feature. More at...

Hi all, Had a great weekend imaging Mars, partly using the great 15" F6 monster Newtonian at Patrick Moore's and partly with my 8" F8 Newtonian. I *think*...

Hi all, is anyone going??? Would be good to meet up if you are. I'm going to the Aldrin Dinner on Friday and will be around here and there all weekend if...

An Open Clusters group has been set up on Yahoo. The group can be joined by going to the following web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openclusters

Any recommendations for or against the Revelation 8" Dobsonian (£229) compared to the Skywatcher Skyliner 8" (£379!)? What does one get for the extra £150? Or...