Hello, I'm in the US and Amazon.co.uk restricts sales of the described item to UK only. I am in need of a Philips SPC 900NC Pixel Plus 1.3 MP Webcam for...

Can anyone explain how light really passes through a telescope??? Opinions I've heard seem contradictory so I'd appreciate some clarification. In particular...

Or our solar system is turning around another center in the milky way ?

I thought it was around 1607, but in Channel 4's "Elizabeth" Leicester is shown looking through his telescope to identify one of Drake's sailing ships...

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Last weekend, South East Wales ( LLanbedr near Crickhowell). No visible sructure, but a distinct faint fuzzy patch. I didn't have a star chart to hand at the...

Ok, well, not the most scintillating topic for a post here, but given the recent paucity of anything approaching on-topic posts, I feel justified posting this....

I've just watched as they both graced our skies here in Cambridgeshire, stunning! Hope some of you guys had your cameras pointing sky wards, let us know if...

So optical astronomers can have their celestial sphere and Ra/Dec system...

I'm still finding my feet on the PST image processing front but I've updated my Jan H-alpha page with a few more attempts. I've even thrown in a prominence so...

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In the past few days all the national newspapers have been going on about the 'spectacular sight' of a full moon that's 'bigger than ever before'. Then they go...

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...

Hi all, I have a rather bizarre request (possibly the first of a kind asked in this ng). I hope you do not consider it OT. Some of you may remember me from...

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I Know it must have been asked many times, but I cant find the FAQ or info on this. There us a great mass of stars at the center of our galaxy, and we cant...

I have an older Orion Optics Europa 250 'scope with 1.25" eyepieces. I also have a Canon EOS350D camera. I'd like to start some simple astro photography, but...

After screwing the camera up while removing the IR filter for astro use it was sent away for a very expensive repair. In all, the camera, plus the repair still...

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

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