Hi, Darren Hennig has claimed to have spotted Phobos with his SV102D, 'Dexter'. Mars was about 15 degrees above the horizon when Phobos was 'observed' by him....

Dear Astronomy Experts Last night was the clearest in weeks. I even saw the band of stars comprising the Milky Way, what is the magnitude when it is...

"Steve Mading" wrote in message ... In talk.atheism Director ...

Has anyone experience of the Intes Moscow Mirage 180 ?

With all the "buzz" about the new refractor, some may have missed Orion's other new offering. A new variation (for them) of dobs called IntelliScopes. A 6, 8...

I would like to purchase a telescope for astro and terr use. I want to spend under $300. I am a beginner. Any suggestions and help would be...

As another Mac aficionado, I'm grateful for the post--- glad to see OS X astro useful software and enjoy your off-beat sense of humor! Larry Stedman Vestal

xxx73 wrote: Looking to buy a new inexpensive digital camera that can be used for astrophotography too. Any recommendations? Go to Google and do a seach...

I hope that this wasn't covered before, but I noticed that Orion is dropping their "ED-2" eyepieces, and Celestron has added their new XCell eyepieces, which...

Hello everybody. I'l living in San Francisco and as all the people in the bay area know it we have a lot of fog during the summer. So I'm planning on going...

FYI http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Web.html Tonight on NASA TV, a group of NASA astronomers and engineers will host a live 4-hour broadcast...

What would be involved in upgrading a Discovery Dob (10" f/5.6) to 2-inch optics? I am guessing I would have to get a larger focuser and drill a larger hole...

On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:29:08 GMT, "Starstuffed" wrote: Do you enjoy reading and sometimes commenting on observation reports? ...

I have a Tasco Luminova 60660 telescope (660X60mm). I've been told that one should be able to see faint details of Mars using just a 75X telescope. Now I...

Hi Gang, My ocular fetish has expressed itself :^). I put together a small website because it took me forever to find out what I wanted to know through...

Mick wrote: The fires in the west and cloudy weather have conspired against any possibility of seeing the opposition in much of central and southern...

Hi everyone, Here in Dayton, OH, the skies were the best they have been since I started imaging Mars! My images turned out so nice that I posted a pair of 640...

The 8" SCT coverage on NASA TV from Lexington, SC at 10 pm local is great in that it tells me that my view will be just like it in terms of clearity. Mars is...

For example, yellow #15 or red #25. Is there a standard reference or something? Clear skies! -- ------------------- Richard Callwood III...

Dear Mr. Tom Back, Will you be so kind to answer simple and straight question? I believe, that many peoples out here, will be interesting to know your...