This morning a friend and I were observing Mars (with my friend's Takahashi TOA 130 - a wonderful scope!), and got talking about trying for either or both of...

I like to print photos of images I've taken during planetary imaging sessions. I have been printing images for several years, but I always have the same...

NONE! http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/whats-up-in-space-the-best-nasa-has-from-pluto-so-far/54248/

My wife bought me this unit several years ago. It is a TASCO #58T/ 302058. When I first got it, I assembled it and could not figure out how to view anything...

Dear List, Last night we had some incredibly high winds - luxury yachts and boats of all sizes overturned at various marinas (just to give you an idea) - and...

I am in the market for my first telescope and based on various reviews/postings/return policy I have decided to go with an Orion. My budget should allow me to...

I've always had a casual interest in astronomy, since I was a little tyke, as a matter of fact, but never really devoted any energy or money in the hobby. A...

Climate Skeptic Arguments and their Scientific...

Mission overshoots Venus orbit http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/44545 "The Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, has launched an investigation into a...

Does ayone have any experience/opinions with/about this mount? I'm on a real tight budget...

New record temperatures. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141129075729.htm January to October 2014 highest temperatures on record.

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:47:16 GMT, Louis wrote: Hi, question on where to purchase a Synchronous motor that may fit a Meade 826...

Took advice from the group and tried for M51...I was looking in the area, that some star charts said it would be in, and I found a faint fuzzy. In...

http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/image/42789666

I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. I have some fairly small DSO images that I want to enlarge by 40-60%. Normally, I just do a bicubic enlargement...

In article , Darren Bly wrote: I have a friend who is looking for image stacking...

Anyone have any comments on which one is more desirable if money were no object? Reliability? Optics?

INBOX ASTRONOMY: NEWS ALERT -- "FARTHEST, FAINTEST SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS FOUND BEYOND NEPTUNE" (STScI-PR03-25) EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3:00 P.M. (EDT) SEPTEMBER...

Greetings, thanks all for your responses on my first scope and Dobson focuser inquiries. I've been wondering about the different types of eyepieces. I...

Ok, here's the story: To start off with, take a look at this listing on Ebay, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3152494360&category=31745 I...