It seems like endless weeks of cloud and haze in the North West have finally relented. I viewed this comet from suburban Manchester at 22:30 BST. Magnitude ~...

On it's way towards M44, aA couple of images if comet NEAT captured through misty, somewhat light polluted...

Well it's taken some time, and a major investment, but I've finally got all the kit needed for long exposure Astrophotography. Basically, an LX90 with...

Allo all, sorry to bother you I am off to Southern Kenya later this year and although I have been observing for over 20 years and have observed from dark...

Hopefully many of you spied the comet last night just below the Beehive Cluster in Cancer ! I didn't observe till late but clear in finder through some haze....

Are there any good archives of observing reports that people read? I've devoured the ones at http://astro.geekjoy.com and Cloudy Nights. I hunger for more...

Hi all. It never ceases to amaze me about this strange subject of astronomy. Since I bought my scope and got really interested in astonomy, I've found...

What comets will become naked eye objects in the UK this month and when? We do have a scope but I haven't found my way round yet. Thanks for any help. Kind...

Hi, I'm on my way to England tomorrow (9/9) and need some cute expressions that will endear me to all you Brits. You know, stuff like 'blimey'...

Where can I get a cheap 45 degree 1.25" prism diagonal so that I can use my Synta 80mm ST as a spotting scope? Looking around the web stores the cheapest are...

i have update my internet pages with some new images if you have a divx codec you can see the animation of sun protuberances in H-Alpha an many other...

Cleared late evening but still very misty conditions. Took this widefield photo of NEAT C/2001 Q4 in Cancer. Managed a few scope images but the comet's...

I've posted tonight's image of C/2001 Q4 at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/encke.htm low in the west complete with chimney pots - too hazy to see in...

Hi all, I recently had an accident with my scope - in short I need to get a new 2ndary. I've found a few places, but most are saying that they need to import...

And I would like to share this with you. Is the right place to send the abuse report? The header is Path:...

Excellent long article on the June 8th Transit of Venus in The Times this morning, 12 May, including a feature on Jeremiah Horrocks and...

Does any one have news on why freeserve users can't get http://ukastroimaging.co.uk/ and whether there is a solution coming ? Thanks Dave R

Well it's cloudy down here in Selsey tonight and I have a load of eclipse images from last Tuesday that I need to find something to do with. Here are a number...

Hi all, Y CNv or La superba, a beautiful carbon star in the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici) is added to my deepsky TOP 100. ). Just follow this link to go there...

Right, I bought a cheap scope of E-bay (i know, I've benn kicking myself ever since) and after a day of thorough collimation (ie removing primary and secondry...