Friend of mine has a meade Starfinder 8 inch with EQM. When he goes to sight in an object there is a certain amount of backlash which he has to compensate for...

i don't have much money 4 a telescope. does any one know if there is a company that sells used or refurbished telescopes at low prices?

I'm considering buying the Fujinon 16x70 FMT-SX Polaris binoculars. Has anyone got experience of owning or using them? How does the quality of image and ease...

Lets go with their sameness. Both created by supernova explosion. Both small in size. That is just about all. Their biggest difference is their force of...

Does anyone make an adapter to use a digital camera with an amateur telescope? What cameras are suitable?

Hi, I am going to build a house in Vancouver WA. Since it is now winter I would like to be able to calculate where the sun will set in the summer time so...

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http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=34282 SMART-1 is working well and continues thrusting European Space Agency November 28,...

Hi everyone I have experimented with different exposure times on the Total Lunar Eclipse on 8-9 November 2003. They can be seen...

Well we keep reading that the Hubble not only looks across space to the distant areas of the universe,but also looks across time. That to me means it looks...

I didn't want to hijack the other guys's thread, so I'm starting my own. I've been an armchair astronomer for about 20 years now - reading, reading, reading......

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I just purchased a used nice shape 10 inch meade reflector. It has the large 12 inch rubber covers when scope is not in use. It has some type of sticky oil...

i have 2.5 inch scope.can any one tell me if i can view any deep space stuff?(ie...galixies)

I am in search of a good source(s) where I can find comprehensive description of moon around Earth and Sun. From simple description to full mathematical...

Anyone have a manual for this scope they can send me or a xerox copy of it. thanks

I'm a science technician, and one of the pupils wanted to know about Venus, it being the evening star. It's also called Hesperus or Phosphorus, one being the...