A few days ago, the JPL posted ASCII versions of the DE406 data files. Finally, us non-Unix people should now have access to the DE406 long span...

http://moon.google.com/ "In honor of the first manned Moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, we've added some NASA imagery to the Google Maps...

A couple of GM-8 questions: 1. What are the approximate dimensions of the tripod when fully collapsed? In other words, if I wanted to stow the tripod in a...

Not only is Google commorating the 1969 manned moon landings, but they are offering jobs at their Copernicus site starting in Spring...

Is it possible to get mediocre astronomical photographs using standard digital cameras, or do you have to go with specialized equipment? I'm going to a local...

Are there opinions out there of the Petzval design for a refractor? Antares is supposedly coming out with a semi-APO Petzval design 6" short tube with a 4"...

and name change!

Please make the "ancient astronauts" kookiness stop. This is obviously a cloud or a forest fire and not Gandalf the...

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1049 After losing 14 astronauts and billions of dollars in hardware and work under Republicans, Bush should...

What's the BEST most comphrehensive set of charts---out to at least Mag 10, on paper that will survive dew, and readable with a small red light... I'm leaning...

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PLONK!!!

I'm looking for an Excel spreadsheet for use in calibrating the zero point for photometry taken from CCD images - something that implements the AAVSO procedure...

I downloaded a DOS program and saved it to the desktop. Now I have an ..EXE file that I can't remove from the desktop. When I try, I get a "file in use by...

Ok so read that a scientist has been growing plants with the same atmosphere as mars.. SOOO when we get there we build a greenhouse and decompress the...

Ref: http://www.spaceweather.com/ AURORA ALERT: People in Canada and northern US states should be alert for auroras tonight. A display is possible when one...

Has anyone tried to adapt the Celestron C65 Mini Mak to accept standard 1.25" eyepieces? I bought one of these spotting scopes for $65. (For example,...

Why do many serious planetary observers choose longer focal length APO refractors over shorter length APO refractors for planetary observation? Assuming a very...

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Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050714.html) shows a full ring of star trails. The caption reads, "This image, a...