I am looking for reviews, comments, etc. on binoviewers. Anything that will help in this respect is greatly appreciated. All that l have heard or read so far...

Newsweek's *Tip Sheet* section had an article, "Scoping Out the Stars," on page 56 of the July 28, 2003 issue that caught my attention. It was supposedly...

Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord -- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not...

Lets use our sun as a reference.It is "medium" but let me add there is no medium star that is exactly the same mass. Now lets go with the larger,and...

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/10jul_psrplanet.htm thats nice and exciting to hear. However, if there was intelligent life on it that would've given...

Somewhere I remember hearing that, while Earth and Luna are more of a double-planet system, Earth has two actual moons (those OTHER than Luna). I recall...

hi, for the past three years i've been using an 8" Celestron Dob and enjoying it. lately, i've been using my canon a40 to shoot pictures through this. i'm...

New 8" scope = 8 cloudy nights (at least) 1 new Telrad = 2 rainy days (nights) Sorry, it's a formula I discovered when I bought the 12½" quite a...

Why is it red? Does it revolve with the planet? Does its shape change with time? Does it have lightning bolts? Is it created by a vortex? If so what...

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 05:19:18 GMT, Jim wrote: It was explained to me here, earlier, that the pull of gravity tapers off, to a degree, as you get higher from...

Jim wrote: It was explained to me here, earlier, that the pull of gravity tapers off, to a degree, as you get higher from our planet. Now, did we...

"Ron Baalke" wrote in message ... MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES July 24-30, 2003 The...

I watched one of the worst movies I have ever seen last night, Tomb Raider. There were three things in it that were worth seeing. Lara Croft's telescope, and...

Aditya Naredi wrote: Hi everyone, A few days back I heard from my hometown in India that people observed a 'northern shift' of Sun during sunrise....

I've put a couple of my university astronomy books on the uk ebay site, as I have two copies of them. Both are big hardback books and are still going cheap at...

Compounds,and mixtures that the natural forces of Mars have created. Forces that are different than those on earth surface.On Mars C02 atmosphere that freezes...

Hi all. Does anyone know of a real-time Starmap screensaver that will run on Windows. I found a few old links but the sites have long gone. Is there such a...

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:23:30 +0800, "Timberwolf" wrote: Hi everyone I'm a newbie to the world of astronomy/astrology. Can anyone...

I'm going to assume you weren't attempting to observe in windy conditions, nor using an absurd amount of magnification. Most of the cheaper scopes suffer from...

Apparently the idea was inferred from the moon's being tidally locked, and is still extant in some quarters today. See- www.gryp.fsnet.co.uk/ast3.htm oc