Dear all, I'm pleased to share a couple of funny results from the imaging session carried out last night by Gianluca Masi and Franco Mallia (Campocatino...

Newfound Star Smaller than Some Planets http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050303_star_small.html

For the poster with the Arctic ozone hole question in his/her sig file (sorry don't remember...

After spending Tuesday night getting the recoated mirrors back into the 15" OTA, last night it looked like we would be blessed with wonderful clear...

I'm driving down the Phoenix next week and am thinking about bringing one of the scopes along. I get down there fairly often, but don't often have a chance to...

Congratulations! -- Gareth Slee

My friend Tony Donnangelo and I were fortunate enough to witness this morning's occultation of Antares (Alpha Scorpii) from his residence. It was quite cold...

Looking for impute from users of the Konus 150 refractor. It seems reasonably priced for a 6" refractor.... Any help would be appreciated... Thanks Robert...

perhaps some of you knew or remember Jim Rada. a bit over a year ago he passed away unexpectedly, and his executor (also a friend of mine) is at a bit of a...

OK, so you have a telescope . . . now what? What kind of observing projects are participants of saa engaged in; or what kind of projects have you tried in the...

Hello everybody! I've been wondering: how much of a problem is telescope theft? Being valuable, with nowaday telescopes becoming a) more affordable b) more...

I am purchasing a series of microfiche lenses to experiment with in positive projection astrophotography. They have .969 and .76 barrels. Does anyone have any...

Those cumbersome laptops attached to digital cameras may be on their way out: http://www.appleinsider.com/news.php?id=917 The first solution is specific to...

Let's start with positive projection, i.e. eyepiece projection. Ray tracing puts the exit pupil where the light beams (rays) converge. You can get a bit more...

http://tinyurl.com/5lbug March 2, 2005 Experts: Bryant Settlement Makes Sense From Associated Press DENVER - Experts believe a settlement between Kobe...

Hi. Brian Tung has a nice image of the Trapezium http://astro.isi.edu/notes/trapezium.html. Question. Does anyone have the same thing, but with N/S, E/W...

Hi there! 'been wondering. How would a relatively small telescope like the Meade ETX-105 cope with a relatively heavy camera like my Canon EOS 10D? Are there...

This morning, my wife Jenn and I watched the occultation of Antares by the moon. It was nice to have the eyeball to the eyepiece again. Both the...

The Texas Star Party: May 1-8, 2005 TSP 2005 Observing Programs If you are going to the 2005 Texas Star Party, and want a head start on the binocular and...

FOR RELEASE: 9:00 am (EST) March 3, 2005 PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC05-09 THE IMPENDING DESTRUCTION OF NGC 1427A What happens when a galaxy falls in with the wrong...