Hi, I am opening the box containing my telescope on 25th Dec (not allowed before!) One of the things I'd like to do is use my digital camera to take...

I want to create a base on the sun.How can I terraform the sun, so that I don't roat my butt???

Switch that light off or face a fine Interesting article with pollution map of Britain on front page of Daily Telegraph today by Environment Ed...

I came across these web pages recently and thought others might be interested...

I came across these web pages recently and thought others might be interested...

So if I build an observatory in my garden next year and put a light in it (red or otherwise) - I have to pay some joker to inspect the wiring ??!! Part P of...

Hi all. After three years active interest in Astrophotography, I've finally started trying to do some serious Planetary imaging. What with cloud dodging and...

There's an interesting letter from Reginald Turnill in the January 2005 "Astronomy Now" about Jodrell Bank's reception of signals from Luna 3. But is he...

I'm going with a group of HADAS members. Anyone from this group be there? Cheers Martin -- Martin Frey http://www.hadastro.org.uk

Does anybody have a clue how I can add the comet Machholz to my Autostar? I have the RA and Dec positions through the months but how do I get the Autostar to...

I've had the following reported to me from a friend, anyone know anything? could be spacejunk burning up or a fireball? "Sunday night at about 9pm in...

Wow! Perfect seeing conditions at sunset in Manchester this afternoon! (If you'll forgive the verbless "sentence".) Looked up and there it was in all its...

Comet Machholz nice object in bins right of Rigel . Image via Canon 300D DSLR with longer EOS lens posted plus Hyades+ M45 posted...

That BBC drama thing recently, that we had the big discussion about (its name eludes me at the moment), it suggested that the rings were only about...

I have been thinking of buying a 2" eye piece for my 8" SCT Being a little new to telescopes if I were to buy just one eye piece for visual use what would...

As pre-amble I'm relatively new to all this, but technically minded, if not necessarily that profficient. Lots of questions here, but any hints gratefully...

All the talk of children and eyepatches and suchlike reminds me... Although I won't be worrying about it for a long long while (missus due to "sprog" in...

While looking through my remaining M42 images from the 18th... wow - three in one...

The first clearish evening to try the Canon DSLR 300D/Rebel camera on starfields. 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens at full zoom for max stellar penetration eg 10mm clear...

I've posted a few pictures of the British Astronomical Association Christmas Meeting on my web site at http://www.merseia.fsnet.co.uk/index.html.