On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 02:52:34 GMT, "Jose Suro" wrote: First light on the Moon for the combo. In between rain clouds last night I had...

Kyle Taylor wrote: Opinions of silicon-based lifeforms..... Kyle, my guess would be....and its purely an estimate... and its based on the fact that the...

On page 106 of the August S&T is a chart showing the times of eastern and western elongation for Mars' two moons. As I understand it, "eastern" and "western"...

for $600 i would look for a good used intes mak, 5" or 6", and a cheap synta GEM in decent shape, to mount it on. jc

...here in NW Mississippi that the grass on our property is SOOOOO GREEN that it's almost downright fluorescent. Alan

Just two quick questions on the Optex brand of telescopes (they only seem to be available in Australia). Are they a respectable brand? Are they simply...

After a very cloudy summer, I finally got my first chance at Mars with a Philips ToUcam, 10" Newtonian, 2.5x and 2x barlows in series to get F/33. Used 50...

I'm wondering who is currently making some of the better mounts available to the average amateur astronomer? I know about AP, Losmandy, Tak, but who are the...

Alas, the world has gone too complicated. Meade tells me they no longer manufacture the LX-10, which was the last basic, simple, mass-market...

(stellar1972) wrote in message ... I have a website with lots of photos of this...

I've been developing software for amateur astronomers and giving it away for a few years now. Here is an update on the latest pieces of software available for...

Please don't just treat this with a Hoot and a snort! Costco is currently selling the subject telescope (I hope I'm not using the word loosely, grin) for...

"Indianaradio" wrote in message ... Does Celestron make 8 or 10" Dob's anymore? I...

I have finished the Early Autumn and Late Autumn sections of my Urban and Suburban Messier Guide, available online at http://mysite.verizon.net/vze55p46. That...

I wrote a computer time setting utility that uses internet time servers. It will minimize to the system tray and automatically update the clock hourly (or run...

Does anyone know of any sci-fi stories that use the romantic Lowellian idea of Martian canals and a civilization on the planet? The closest I can think of is...

Hello Mr. Plait, First let me say that I'm not an astronomer and I don't own a telescope, but I do keep myself educated about science and astronomy. My...

I have had my Celestron Deluxe for more than three years now and not once during this time have I ever collimated the optics. I knew it was something that at...

can anyone reccommend an astronomcal society in Jersey City, NJ? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system...

Sorry. All I got was a photograph of the man demonstrating the gadget. I was more interested in the free focusing software Richard G Amirault wrote: At...