Just dying to test the modified 350D, even under the full moon last night I used a Ha filter as a luminance layer and then took a few colour shots as...

Prepare yourself... it's not a close up ;-) It's a composite of two wide field shots of the Moon taken with my 80mm refractor. I've tried to compose the...

Hi all. I am getting very troubled at the moment. I have listened to the advice in quite a few magazines, forums and indeed comments from the group, regarding...

The earth is sufficiently large compared with the distance to the moon that the apparent size of the moon from different locations on the earth's surface must...

I've been experimenting with the PST today and thought I'd have a go at a full solar mosaic. This version (smaller than the original) is composed of 11...

Has the Cassini probe led to an accurate figure for thickness of Saturn's rings yet? The estimates vary widely even in relatively modern textbooks. I've heard...

One of the most remarkable of Airy's researches was his determination of the mean density of the earth. In 1826 the idea occurred to him of attacking this...

Anyone here a user of the joyousness that is OS X ;) I'm looking for a cool astronomy program, something like SkyMap Pro for Windows. I did use to have the...

Some shots of last night's display, seen from Leeds (unprocessed JPEGs, about 2.5MB each). Click on the thumbnails for the full picture. The bright star in the...

Hi all, I have a Meade 114mm Newtonian with Alt-Az motors and I have just started using a ToUcam webcam, but getting images of anything other than the moon is...

I had a bit of a wait last night (missed the early Sky at Night and waited up for the one at 01:40 - not realising the programme was an hour long!). Plenty of...

Hi All I've borrowed a 6" Celestron short-tube reflector, just to show the kids Mars and some detail on the moon. I'll have this scope for a short while, so...

Europe's first space mission to Venus has made observations of the Earth, two weeks after lift-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan. Images taken by...

Hi all, Quite chuffed with this image of Saturn taken last night as it was approaching the meridian. Seeing was very good - loads of details through the...

Got mine at 8.30 this morning and they're going fast! Now to open the box;-) Nytecam

Hi, Not hugely experienced at this but would imagine someone in here will have no problem telling me what the very bright object in the west sky is at the...

....well nearly. I took these last month and haven't had time to process the lower one. This image isn't calibrate (no darks or flats applied yet) and I've...

Just bought my 2006 Night Scene from Ottakars in Lincoln. As usual an excellent job. Well done Paul. (never met the guy but the book is great) Anyone...

Hello group Looking for some advice. I am hoping to capture some photographs of the approaching solar eclipse and I am slightly confused as to which...

..seen ~mag -7 on Tuesday 2006 July 18 at ~23BST from Worcester Park SW London tracking north from SE - NE some 20 degrees above the horizon through Aquarius...