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Could the Earth become tidally locked with the Sun (hypothetically; say the Sun has increased in size to allow it), or would the presence of the Moon prevent...

Could the Earth become tidally locked with the Sun (hypothetically; say the Sun has increased in size to allow it), or would the presence of the Moon prevent...

Interesting one, this. My wife came home from work yesterday with an interesting bit of news; one of her collegue's husband works in the lighting bit of my...

Moved my Meade 10" OTA to a GEM and now I have several items for sale, in top condition (prices do not include shipping costs): a) Meade Standard FIELD...

A new large ring shaped group of sunspots has appeared on the sun in the last 24...

At the Astrofest exhibition in London yesterday I was able to very quickly compare 4 solar telescopes. I am by no means a solar expert, but have looked...

Hi all, Just thought I'd post a quick note about a nice surprise I had early this morning. I left Sanford Airport in Florida yesterday afternoon at...

Has anyone upgraded to Starry Night 4.5 yet. Is it worth it ? I nearly upgraded today until I saw that the postage for the upgrade was minimum $26.00 !!! As...

KSC is to begin disposal of the Apollo / Saturn Launch tower, please sign the online petition to save this important part of...

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It looks like the close approach record has been broken! Astronomy Now have more information: www.astronomynow.com Clear skies, Ade

It appears AN's Web site is being given something of makeover. It's nice to see more emphasis on practical observing with a 'Night Sky' and 'Alerts' section....

Dear All, Anyone know where to buy decent red light bulbs from ? I have my PC set up in my conservatory and my scope out on the lawn and I would like to make...

OK - so what do you lot think of this technique ? It seems to me that collimation on my scope is different with or without a diagonal, but it's much easier to...

My first Saturn photos are here for anyone interested: http://adm.smugmug.com/gallery/974519 These are the first 2 process runs from a set of 5 .avis taken...

Anyone know what the difference is between the "new" AutoAlign" feature touted on Meade's website and the "old" Align: Auto option that I have on my LX200 GPS...

I recently made an insulated aluminium dew shield for my LX200 which works really well. The only problem with it is that now my Kendrick dew heater gets in the...

As mentioned above, this may be a dumb question, but....... I see a lot of mention of eye relief in eyepiece reviews - for example, people recommending...