Here's a new showing all indexed. Fine rendering. Takes time to download but all images are here indexed ... http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~weinberg/Huygens Titan...

It is every entrepreneurs dream to sell his company and retire. Tim Geiseler did it! I'm jealous. I hope I will be able to sell my company and retire soon....

A major flare has occurred on the sun. The effects of the flare are already reaching Earth. Extensive auroras should occur on the night of the 17th, if not...

The announcement has been made: http://www.meade.com/rcx400/

When I press any of the four directional buttons, object in the scope zigzags, don't move in straight line. Seems the second drive motor kicks in also. What...

Computer interaction with telescopes is expanding to include machine learning techniques. It is difficult to guess where this will lead, but the incorporation...

All change for stellar evolution (Jan 13) http://physicsweb.org/article/news/9/1/8 Models of how quickly stars evolve may have to be modified...

Darn good question. I would like to know this also. It would depend on the rotation time of Titan and the eccentricity of its orbit, and the exact time. I...

15F right now in Alturas. Be seeing you tomorrow. My cell phone is (530) 263-4586. I probably won't have it on until I get to Truckee. I'll call you from there...

Space Weather Message Code: WARK07 Serial Number: 24 Issue Time: 2005 Jan 17 1427 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected Valid From: 2005...

I posted my attempt with film. I did this in -13C temps. It indicates the gap that exists between digital SLR and film SLR images. I wish I could have had...

Anybody having problems connecting tonight?

Hello all, After spending a couple years out of the hobby and now getting back into it, I'm amazed at the quality you can now purchase and the low, low, low...

I was out hiking today in the southern Calif desert. Was a beautiful day and it was great to be out after all the recent rains. Already some wildflowers...

Here are some links. Enjoy! http://mars.lyle.org/titan/ http://anthony.liekens.net/index.php/Main/Huygens I will bag more and bring them here asap. There...

I find it simply amazing that I can sit in the comfort of my home and pull of a picture from the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Unbelievable! Yet, it almost...

Date: Night of Friday, 14-Jan-2005 Location: Backyard, Palm Springs, California Equipment: Tele Vue 76 (3" f/6.3) refractor Backyard stargazing with...

Hi, My 7-year-old is a reading fiend--and just got her first scope (6" Dob) for Christmas. Now to combine the two. Is there such a thing as good fiction...

What percentage of known comets orbit the sun along(or nearly along) the ecliptic? Along the same lines--what areas of the sky do comet hunters focus on...

Does this look like the smallest rocks/ice chunks are immersed in shallow liquid? http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=1301