A Japanese spacecraft is about to make a close encounter with an asteroid in a mission to recover space dust. The Hayabusa probe is stationed over a giant...

Congratulations to Pete Lawrence on having the Earth Science picture of the day for 3rd Nov. http://epod.usra.edu/ The lunar limb profile during the annular...

I'm part of a team that is building a solar physics instrument. We have two places in the instrument where we need to be able to adjust the spacing between...

Astronomers have detected a faint glow from the first stars to form in the Universe, Nature journal reports. This earliest group of stars, called Population...

Hi there, I've just put my STARLIGHT XPRESS MX7C USB CCD Camera System up for sale on Ebay UK. Click the link to see the...

Hi, our latest Mars pictures are on-line at http://www.antareslegnano.org/marte.htm Thanks for viewing and clear skies, -- Beta Persei 45° 35' N 08° 51' E

Very windy in Selsey last night. Image was being rocked back and forth like someone had hold of the scope and was shaking it! A bit of moisture has also crept...

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...

Can anyone suggest an entry level telescope suitable for a child that will stimulate fledgling interest in astronomy and yet not be an expensive white elephant...

I know that Mars shines stately in the Eastern sky but walking at dusk tonight I saw a brilliant bright boy in the West. I am no expert but could this be...

Might be of interest if you don't get the HubbleSite newsletter. "NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted two possible new moons orbiting Pluto, the ninth...

Hi, I have an exam (or a 'quiz' as my lecturer so cheerfully calls it) next week on astronomical techniques. One of the topics is data reduction and image...

Saturday January 21st. A one day BAA Event "Back to Basics" £10 per person, including lunch and refreshments. co hosted by SEKAS at; Darwin Conference...

Hi all, I was talking to Brian Blessed he of acting and Everest fame over the weekend. He mentioned he had just done a program about mars, he and...

I have posted some more images on my web site to give an idea of what can be imaged in 60 seconds. http://www.martin-nicholson.info/ras/60seconds.htm

What with the BBC's comedy drama 'Supernova' and the upcoming 'Rocket Man', does the newsgroup think that it is becoming cool to be an astronomer?

I recently made an insulated aluminium dew shield for my LX200 which works really well. The only problem with it is that now my Kendrick dew heater gets in the...

Mars is set for a close encounter with Earth, approaching to within 69.4 million km (43.1 million miles) of our planet in the early hours of Sunday. With good...

....Well not perfect, but getting a lot better!. The following shows my improvements made in Mars imaging since the...

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