Moon, May 21, 20h UTC coords: 08 39 n 21 30 cent long trmntr: e 31.56d sin long: 0.5233 ecc ell: 0.917 dist: 235 584 mi / 385 573 km dia: 30.99' illum: 30%

FREE EVENT - MAYFIELD OPEN DAY AND ASTRONOMY SPECTACULAR Astronomers from the Sheffield Astronomical Society are inviting the public to observe the Sun this...

TO ALL MEMBERS OF UK.SCI.ASTRONOMY NEWSGROUP! Please visit my new website - www.astrospaceweb.com It is a 'gateway' site of links to important, interesting...

Hi: How do astronauts do kakaa in space? Urinating is easy. However, going kakaa isn't. Does the kakaa go out of the spaceship while in space -- like...

Moon, May 20 20h UTC coords: 07 44 n 25 12 cent long trmntr: e 43.72d sin long: 0.6911 ecc ell: 0.811 dist: 235 809 mi / 379 479 km diam: 31.49' illum: 20.8%

You may be familiar with the Night Sky Observer website (http:// www.nightskyobserver.com) which has been serving the amateur astronomy community since 1997....

Dear friends, Perhaps the oldest open cluster in our galaxy is NGC 6791 in Lyra which has been estimated by Salaris (2004) to be 10.2 billion years old (ie....

First published by Klaudio Zic Publications, 2007, www.lulu.com/astrology. Copyright 2007 By Klaudio Zic. All Rights Reserved. No part of this abstract may...

Moon, May 19, 20h UTC coords: 06 43 n 27 35 cent long trmntr: e 54.88d sin long: 0.8179 ecc ell: 0.663 dist: 232 075 mi / 373 489 km diam: 31.99' illum: 12.6%

"For the first time, astronomers have glimpsed one of Uranus's 27 moons passing in front of one of its siblings - a fleeting alignment that can reveal...

A new version of LunarPhase Pro, the Moon Observer's Software Toolkit, is now available http://lunarphasepro.nightskyobserver.com New: Earn a 50% commission...

Apollo moon landings : YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS...

Dear Friends, One of the most stunning globular clusters visible from northern latitudes is M13 in Hercules and which is currently well-placed right now for...

Moon, May 18, 20h UTC coords: 05 39 n 28 16 cent long trmntr: e 67.63d sin long: 0.9247 ecc ell: 0.477 dist: 228 689 mi / 368 041 km diam: 32.47' illum: 6%

Moon, May 17 20h UTC coords: 04 34 n 27 02 cent long trmntr: e 79.17d sin long: 0.982 ecc ell: 0.2629 dist: 225 953 mi / 363 636 km diam: 32.86' illum: 1.7%

Hi all, A bit of a rush to grab my first light CaK image this morning as the clouds were fast approaching. The diagonal streaks across the image are the...

Dear Group, The scientific community is abuzz with a recent publication surrounding HE 1523-0901, a star in Libra which has been dated to be 13.2 billion...

Moon, May 16 13h UTC coords: 02 45 n 20 38 cent long trmntr: w 79.195d sin long: -0.98 ecc ell: 0.1836 dist: 224 116 mi / 360 680 km diam: 33.23'

Where can I find a supplier of scientific instruments? I am looking for a Butterfield sundial. TIA -- Chris Moore

Moon, May 15 03h UTC coords: 01 47 n 14 56 cent long trmntr: w 55.415d sin long: -0.823 ecc ell: 0.6124 dist: 223 454 mi / 359 614 km diam: 33.23' illum: 4.3%