The Gamma Cygni Nebula – A big image from a small telescope The Gamma Cygni Nebula is much larger and far more complex that most astronomers realise. For...

Afternoon all, Just thought I'd share the image that I took last night of SN2006X in M100 (type Ia for those who are interested). I used the OU's Meade...

I think I might be developing age-related cataracts. They are early stage and the only symptoms are a faint halo around bright objects such as Venus viewed...

It's been mentioned under another thread header so it's probably worth reiterating the fact that Saturday night on BBC4 is Astronomy Night. Listings he...

To try and keep my young son's interest in all things astronomic we have been satellite spotting using data from the excellent Heavens Above site. Can anybody...

Titan's first visitor nears touchdown 08 January 2005 NewScientist.com news service Stephen Battersby More Stories Explo earth AFTER seven years riding...

Starlight wrote on the screen--- There are two things that one has to get right :: (i) brightness of Milky Way glow and (ii) adgregate of individual stars in...

Hi, I've just been looking at the US Orion 100mm APO OTA adverts online. In the US it costs $999! = £550! Good value? :-) In the UK it costs £975! = $1752!...

Hello, What an evening yesterday! I decided to go, once again for the Virgo Coma Galaxy Cluster. I have tired many times to view these little gems but never...

Maybe well off topic here but reading some of the recent threads I`m astounded that there is no newsgroup for the above! I know that most of the posters here...

Hi, I have a question about orbit. Assume we are going from Earth to an inner planet, like Venus, Mercury for example, and we will be using a Hohmann trasfer,...

..at the Cavendish Lab Cambridge just off the M11 J13 tomorrow Saturday June 24 from 1030 - 1700. Try these maps.......

Just stumbled on this awesome video, thought it would be appropriate to post it he The Hubble Deep Field: The Most Important Image Ever...

Wouldn't you just know it, that the first of the Venus EXPRESS 6 composite images as having been officially processed for delivering to us village idiots the...

"Phineas T Puddleduck" wrote in message And this excuses your favourite bunch of space cadets HOW? Take your meds...

Ok chaps. We've all had a bit of fun with this pathetic troll but as Tonkers correctly points out we should really ignore him. It's been cloudy/moony and I...

Beutiful curtains just formed over Aberdeen this minute. Wonderful!!!! :) Alan LeHun

Take a look at this monster: http://www.hanf-poos.de/stathis/atm/erhard_1meter_dob_itv2003.htm - Mike

I apologise in advance :-) couldnt resist it, thought it very funny Dave

How can I fit an equatorial drive to my TAL1?