I wanted to know where in the sky the Voyager 1 and 2 are currently sailing toward the edge of our solar system, not that I can see them in my telescope of...

Evening all Bit late, but here is our Societies contribution to the Transit. http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stargazeruk/tov.htm Hope you enjoy them...

I note today; according to Stellarium anyway, that first Venus, then The Moon, Mercury, the Sun, Saturn, Mars and finally the moon (nearly but not quite, it's...

Wer sich anhand aktueller Beobachtung (nicht allein aufgrund der Natur- & Menschheitsgeschichte) von den Wahnbildungen quantifizierter "Naturgesetze" (wie der...

Hi, Could anyone advise me of whether they have experience of digiscoping pictures of the sun using a spotting scope with (or without) sun-filters. I wondered...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/3786705.stm Especially the last image ;) -- Nick in Northallerton Also nickw7coc on both Yahoo Messenger & on MSN...

Quite active - Sun is probably miffed becuase the public interest has died down. Large prominence. For the first time (for me) there is a very close...

Hi I've been using a dirt-cheap £10 B&W TV/radio for focussing and composing my digital camera images on my scope. This tiny silver plastic TV is available at...

Can anyone on the group recommend a good text book about the Sun, nothing too technical just a general introduction about sunspots, flares and what features to...

I saw an astronomy webiste selling 3d glasses some time ago but cant find it any longer can anybody help point me in the right direction. -- Cheers Paul ...

Congratulations Pete on getting your Venus pics on APOD. That is one brilliant composition and must have taken loads of planning. Superb piece...

Looked out the bedroom window this morning about 02:55 and saw what appeared to be a very brigh "Mars" Checked star chart and this was impossible as it rises...

Interesting BC&F astro Engineering ad in S+T (July p111) Prices in Pounds, Euro and Dollars. I guess it confirms it is all about what the market...

Why does the moon appear to be larger on the horizon when in fact it is viewed at exactly the same angle and distance?

Has anyone got/seen a photo of one of the ISS transits during the Venus transit? Surely someone must have caught it?! (although it wasn't visible from the...

Hi, Sorry if this is a "common" sight, but since Venus transit, I am looking from time to time at the SOHO pictures and noticed today a nice view in the...

I watched the Venus transit and thought that it was wonderful....... Apart from that stupid little black dot... Jo

Took advantage of the clear night and dug out the scope with the aim of finding some deeper sky objects - most of the time I have had it out so far I've been...

ive just spent the best part of an hour looking for a site that will tell me the phase, magnitude , diameter and elongation angle for venus on any given...

Normally when a 9th magnitude comet appears it gets quite a bit of attention as it is visible in just about any telescope. But with all the interest in C/2002...