I happened to run across a news story which said that scientists had found, from studies of a distant pulsar, that the gravitational constant was the same for...

There is a great article on science denial in the recent National Geographic that helps to explain why Conservatives and Liberals have such opposite views on...

Hi, Just got my iBook G4 and now I'm on the look for good planetarium software :) I was recommended 'Voyager III', but the distributor does not reply on...

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

Just wondering if the author used the correct azimuth and altitude ... http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/q/aqrf00/ggua175/ IMHO his...

I am looking to buy a telescope but never having had one before, I am uncertain what size (aperture) telescope to get. I would like to see some images of...

While it appears extremely unlikely that Proxima Centauri b has an atmosphere, and thus unlikely there is existing life on it... according to Wikipedia,...

What's going on with the Sun? http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/46387 "Earlier this month a lot of column inches were devoted to the news that the...

Here is a rational article, from the Sydney Morning Herald, about the global warming...

It's been a long time, but I thought I'd just drop in here, & see how many of the old gang are still around... I never intended to leave SAA; but my ISP...

I did some imaging of Mars last Saturday in fair seeing just after sunset with my 175 refractor, 250 Mak and 305 Mak. I started with my 175 refractor which...

I bought 4 path solar charged LED lights to put along the path to my observatory. They don't put out a lot of light, but it would be good to "paint" them red...

This would be hilarious, if it weren't so sad. None of this surprises me. With a guy like Obama in-charge. He knows as much and appreciates as much about...

I have discovered this interesting geological feature just south of Lake Nipigon, which I offer as a possible Laurentide ice sheet impact remnant representing...

If you arrive at a Starparty with any of these you will be considered alpha geek: 1. Questar 7 2. Any AP 3. Takahashi Sky 90 4. Televue Genesis 5. Any...

Hi all, I've been trying to get a CG-5 hub base for 4 weeks. Celestron quoted me, took my check, cashed it but won't return calls about when they will send...

"This club doesnt need go to". "They should learn astronomy the way I had to _ the hard way". "We already invested $1500 in a conventional scope and Go...

RAS Statement On The Proposed Abolition Of Leap Seconds http://www.spacedaily.com/news/time-05g.html In November 2005, the International Telecommunications...

I want to buy a telescope for observing and astrophotograpy, probably between 8-12", Schmidt-Cassegrain. I have a Meade 6" and I am unimpressed by the...

Barlows seem to be a great invention and I'm thinking there has to be a downside. From what I gather so far, a barlow can increase the magnification by at...