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A different way to look at the Moon? by
Pete Lawrence
While processing my Madrid annular eclipse pictures it occurred to me
that it might be possible to reveal a bit more of the Moon by
processing the contact...
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October 16th 05 04:50 PM
by Darren
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80, 90 mm refractors by
Robert L
looking for one of these for Christmas for a very keen 8 year old. He
is a saturn freak so short tubes are out. Would prefer alt az mount.
the choice seems to...
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October 15th 05 07:18 PM
by has.mac
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monocular by
Andy
can anyone recommend a monocular suitable for general observing,,,binocs
just dont agree with me ....im supposing that the 10 x 50 "rule" still
applys ..ie...
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Vaporisation of the Earth in the Sun? by
Zanziba
Serious, but daft, question by a student of mine at school...
"Sir, what would happen to the Earth if it was plunged into the Sun?"
I replied that it would...
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Sky @ night magazine CD video drop outs? by
Paul B
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone else noticed some short video dropouts on the Sky
at Night program (MPEG1) video file on the Issue 5 magazine CD-ROM?
I...
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October 13th 05 08:52 PM
by Paul B
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Historical question by
Tim Cutts
Some colleagues and I were talking the other day about various things
astronomical, and we realised none of us knew the answer to a very
simple question:
When...
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October 13th 05 08:31 PM
by oriel36
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Starlight Express AO system... by
justbeats
I found some new info on their website
(http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/SXV-AO.htm) but no pricing or
availability. Google doesn't reveal much...
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Serious Enquiry: Mass of the Universe. by
aelthric
Dear group members,
Does any body know what the supposed mass of the universe is and if so
how it was worked out.
I ask because I seem to recall that...
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Geodetic or geocentric? by
Cristiano
Afaik, the latitude of a place on Earth usually used in astronomy (solar
eclipse, occultations, apparent coordinates of a planet, ...) or, generally
speaking,...
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Who's Afraid of a Solar Flare? by
Nick
Last month, the sun went haywire. Almost every day for two weeks in early
September, solar flares issued from a giant sunspot named "active region
798/808."...
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October 13th 05 09:14 AM
by Nick
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Zeiss 12x56 Victory Binoculars by
Roland Herrera
Group,
I'll be testing these out (Zeiss 12x56s) with a view to buy over the
next couple of days. If I decide they are impossible to hand hold at all I
might...
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Can you see anything? by
shazzbat
100% cloud cover here in BH22.:-))
Oh well.
When's the next eclipse?
Steve
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October 13th 05 02:10 AM
by ah
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GOTO precision by
Dave Blackledge
HI all
Due to the excellent advise I received from this newsgroup before buying
some binoculars recently I thought I'd try again with a new scope or mount
in...
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SPA at Cambridge on Saturday by
Kevin Smith
Hi Folks,
Is there anyone who has a spare seat to the SPA do at Cambridge on Saturday.
I am OK for a lift back, but could do with a lift there. I could...
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Pentax *istDS and Astro-photography by
Glosgas
I've bought myself a Pentax DLSR and want to turn to astrophotography.
Has anyone out there used this camera for astrophotography ?
I know that Canon make a...
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October 12th 05 07:33 PM
by Glosgas
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Heads up BBC2 9pm by
Martin
Supernova? About some astronomer. Don't know anything else, if it's fact or
some fiction thing
Just thought I'd let you guys know
Martin
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October 12th 05 05:10 PM
by dylan
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Where could I buy a micrometric piggyback? by
Armando
Where could I buy a micrometric piggyback?
I need a piggyback able to support 10-15 lbs and with micrometric
regulations in two directions.
Do You know a brand...
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10" Orion IntelliScope Dobsonian for Club? by
nytecam
Our club needs a modest priced and handleable scope with goto/find to augment an older non-goto 8" Celestron on equatorial mount. It's for general viewing...
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October 12th 05 09:59 AM
by nytecam
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