Last night I took a new image of this variable star to compare with one 9 months previously. The change in appearance of the nebula surrounding this star is...

JB has just finished its sweep and nothing, no UHF carrier wave. It was a brave effort but given the number of possible single point failures along the line...

Just found out: version 3 http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=9 watch for url wrap. -- Martin...

As a complete 'newbie' both to the ng and to astronomy I hve to ask this... My main problems here at home are twofold: light spillage from my own house and...

I have an adaptor for my Tasco reflector which is supposed to show the image the right way up. When I use it, all I see is the reflection of my eye in the...

Just an idea, I may be wrong but I wonder if anyone has properly thought about what pressure the airbags on Beagle 2 had to be inflated to, if the martian...

Not a stupid question, but reading P Moors book "Guide to stars and planets" it seems that he uses the convention of inverted north (to make up a phrase),...

Terraced Hills of Mars (3 of 3) See Pictu APOD: 2003 December 24 - Layered Hills on Mars http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031224.html In article...

Back in the 1960s, my friend and I once saw the New Year in with the telescope at his house. It was a clear sky so we took it in turns to look at M42 while...

Some pictures of the landing site have been posted on beagle2.com (http://www.beagle2.com/resources/landingphotos.htm). A thought passed through my head (a...

A few nights ago, whilst pootling around the sky, I came to the following conclusion: My GEM mount must go. I'm using an Orion Optics Europa 250. Ideally I...

Anyone seen this comet? Haven't looked for it yet but it's quite near M33 so pretty well placed this week - and getting better. According to this...

Just a reminder to everyone that Dr Monica Grady will be hosting this years Christmas Lectures. The first of her live lectures is on Sunday 28 December at...

GALILEAN SATELLITE PHENOMENA Table created using The Planets 2.02 A FREE program available from http://www.cpac.org.uk Jupiter & Sun rise and set times based...

Hi All, Hope that you all enjoyed the Christmas and New Year celebrations, and everyone is looking forward to a great year of astronomy. Of late it seems...

Greetings. I expect that the information I seek is either available in a table somewhere or can be easily calculated with the right set of equations. I would...

Does anyone have any information of how to get the best out of my GEM? I can use it, point it at objects and even managed to balance the damn thing given the...

Have seen what looks to be a nice piece of astronomy software, http://members.aol.com/graystel/gsahp.htm Wonder are there any users here. and if so your...

I have to restrict my spending on my next telescope. i did want a lx200gps, but women factors have played a part, and now i am limited in how much i can spend!...

got one £69 I am a newbie age 68 on the seventh jan 2004 saw Io Ganymed and Calypso first time great The "Skylux 379" is a 70mm aperture refractor with...