Why must they always (the comet probe being the latest victim)conclude their often inaccurate news clips with phrases like: "It could help us solve the secrets...

They seemed to say that the robotic probes, the Hubble and various other instruments sent up have proven their worth, but the ISS is a $120 billion "white...

So WHERE is this issue of Sky and Tel with the TMB eyepiece article in it?? I haven't seen it yet. -Rich

Suppose that you currently own a nice apo, a good SCT, a top flight Newtonian, etc. If you had to choose the "least" telescope you'd be willing to put up...

Most improved eyepieces (over the years). - TeleVue Naglers.* *Except for the original 4.8, 7 and 9 which IMO are better than their non-Japanese...

Has anyone used this combo yet? Does it match Meade or Celestron when it comes to accuracy and tracking? -Rich

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I went out observing in Toronto tonight, and saw the largest reflection nebula ever! It was composed of water vapour and unfortunately blocked out all the...

Does this mean that actual tests can be done on eyepieces and possibly the "best of a batch" eyepieces identified? Or are we still maintaining the fiction that...

I remember Mr. Freeman being able to see objects with a scope from marginal observing sites that most of us never can. Does anyone here have a claim to have...

Just curious but would it have been impossible to record live video from Mars with sound? I would think seeing or hearing some of Mars's windstorms might be...

If the do replace the Hubble with a much larger instrument, then there appears to be no real way to justify it's continued cost. On Earth, keeping old,...

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1. It isn't going to fall out of the sky, yet. It should be good for a few more years. 2. It is now outdated. Current technology allows ground-based...

Compensation specialists laughed out loud yesterday, amused and astonished that Boston University's trustees had rescinded their offer to make former NASA...

This is something I've noticed with all SCTs. Don't get me wrong, some SCTs deliver excellent images, provide terrific platforms for planetary photography,...

There is something in the human mind that causes people to make choices that don't always seem to be the most logic when it comes to different sizes of the...

I was on the top of a 22 story apt. building in Toronto. The building is on one of the highest points in the city. The limiting magnitude from about 50 deg...

Michael Coren, CNN: CNN) -- A daring trip to study the solar wind will end on Wednesday with the midair retrieval of extraterrestrial samples above the...