Solar minimum anyone? Cheers Martin -- Martin Frey http://www.hadastro.org.uk N 51 02 E 0 47

On Saturday night I was looking at the first quarter Moon at my lowest available power of 100x, (35mm Panoptic in 14" f/10 SCT). Turning away for a higher...

What is the most likely scenario for a planeted binary system? a. Planet or planets revolve about the binary stars or b. Each star has its own solar...

Taken from http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v434/n7029/abs/nature03400_fs.html Transient astronomical sources are typically...

There are still some tracking/balance issues to sort out. It seems that the drive is binding and then slipping, then binding/slipping etc. However, I did...

Hi all, Anyone got one of these or know the backgroud to them? I assume they are built in China? I'm looking at the 127mm f9 model, they are availiable with...

Just got a promo through my door today for a new BBC Sky At Night magazine, first issue to go on sale 24th May - should be interesting competition for Ast....

How was it ? Steve

BBC Radio 4's "In our time" had an interview today with Martin Rees, Roger Penfold and Carolin Crawford, who summarised the current thinking on these...

I am acquiring a WM-4400SCH High Resolution Colour Camera, a bit like the Mintron series. I have managed to get it working with a camera lens in the daylight...

You can find details of the astro clubs in the north of Scotland via the links below. Bill Leslie -- FORRES Scotland My Web...

Dear All, I've just posted the new "Image of the Week" at the Bellatrix Observatory's website: http://www.bellatrixobservatory.org/picture.html It is a...

i dont get visual on nasa tv now is that because it's only on broadband?

I was watching the Antiques Roadshow at the weekend and perked up when one of the items featured was a wood and brass telescope which at first glance looked to...

Hi Is there anyone out there who has a pair of Bresser Spezial Jagd 9x63 binos who can comment on their performance. I am particularly interested in...

Could anyone advise me please, whether this mount http://www.dhinds.co.uk/pages/fullProd.php?id=274 would be suitable for my celestron C5 OTA? (recently...

If the sun ever appears again I can stop it moving with a clockwork drive at http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/pstmg.htm Maurice Gavin@'WPO-UK

Hi, That was a long time since I couldn't take pictures, because of clouds, fog and mists... But the last week was often clear, so here are some new pictures...

The captain of an American Airlines jet reported a laser beam penetrated the cockpit as the plane prepared to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International...

Can anyone help. Firstly, I point the telescope north and set Polaris in the centre of the field of view. The motor then slews to the first alignment star,...