Ebay auction item of interest to astronomy buffs http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3618846689 Two 5" X 12" half-sheets of original Viking...

6mm plossl eyepiece $20.00 in E+ shape. -- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another...

Hi Painius Could we say the M51 galaxy is the most beautiful galaxy in the universe? Bert

(Darren Drake) wrote in message ... You're looking at Mars. Of course he is ! And on...

(G=EMC^2 Glazier) wrote Well that would make 4 solid planets,and 4 gas planets. Well the 4 closest to the sun are rocky,and...

I mean the July 17 encounter. Many thanks.

What was the light that appeared next to moon, at 3.00 position, 5.30 am 7-17-03? There was no stars; clear skys. This had to be a sun refliction of some...

I've just been watching a Discovery program about life on Mars, and the story about the martian rock which apparently has small life forms embedded in it was...

Hi, I tried a spot at astrophotos on my ETX105EC using a Nikon digital camera but was amazed to see that the pics taken using manual handheld...

Last week, my GF and I were looking up at the city sky, and noticed that one of the few visible stars was moving, ever so slightly. Within 10 minutes, it was...

Ron Baalke wrote: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/09jul_marsdust.htm Mars Dust NASA Science News July 9, 2003 Using only backyard...

On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 23:10:44 +0800, "Jornada" wrote: Hi all. I'm just wondering what is the difference between a standard C5...

In article , Ron Baalke writes Microflares on Sun could play major role in heating...

For anyone who's thinking of buying a telescope for the first time, please read the Telescope Buyers FAQ and then let it guild you along the path. Telescope...

"Remi Lillelien" wrote in : Hi everyone, I'm planning on picking up planet gazing. My favoritte objects...

I have come across several references, including the definition in Webster's, that a parsec is about 3.26 light years. I also understand that a parsec is the...

Hi, What is the process which caused the Moon's 2 Km center-of-mass/center-of-figure offset? Thanks, Vvega

Is Mars experiencing a storm now or are my optics low grade? On my 8" newt I could make out a north polar cap but no other detail. I like to describe the...

Hi all, Today I updated the equipment-pages on my web site. There are new pages (with pics) on my telescope, eyepieces, and several accessories like the ...

"dwolf" wrote in message ... Hi Group, I downloaded a series of MPG files that had been posted on...