A rare passage of Mercury in front of the Sun as seen from Earth will take place on Wednesday, 8 November. The last time such a transit of Mercury occurred was...

I'm pleased to announce the launch of the the Virtual Telescope, a new project bringing mid-sized, technologically advanced telescopes to teachers, students,...

Hi I have tried recently to have a look at this nebular. I am new to astronomy having had my first scope (Revelation ED 80mm APO) for about 3-4 months now...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/11/06/mercury.passing.ap/index.html

Dear Friends, Finally a small break in the bad weather we have been experiencing the past few weeks with a brief 3.5-hr window of opportunity after the moon...

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Folks, Help please! I have been happoly using my Meade ETX125 in GoTo for a short while. Great fun! Fur the last few clear-ish evenings I have been trying to...

Am I right in thinking that the scope only needs to be 1 or 2 degrees warmer than the surrounding temp to stop dew forming? ive got an LX 90 I am...

.... so get up early, get frozen stiff and have a look! Here's an image from friday...

Hi all, I'm new to this group and I would like to invite you to have a look at my images and movies of this...

Hi All I live under purple skies and can't find Comet swan at all! Two questions.. what magnitude is it? how long will it be visible? Thanks Billbo

100 Years of E=3Dmc2 = (Book will be published in Dec. 2006 , By NOVA Science, New York,...

Hi: What happened before the big bang? Sadly, its a question that can't be answered, yet its so interesting. Regards,

Giant shockwaves around a distant cluster of galaxies could be generating some of the mysterious cosmic rays that strike Earth. They could also give us a clue...

Hello all, can anyone here direct me to a site of Webbs'. i am looking for a site with a link that i can use to email him. thanks. pi

Hi folks, can you point me at a star, likely to be listed in my Meade Autostar, which will be near to the Comet over the next few nights? I doubt that I can...

NASA's Reprieve of The Hubble. It is not often that people actually do the intelligent thing. The decision by NASA to service the Hubble telescope is one...

For three US astronauts, Nasa's decision to make a fifth servicing flight to the Hubble Space Telescope will mark a homecoming of sorts. John Grunsfeld, an...

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn10417

The Hubble Space Telescope will be able to see further back in time than ever before if it is fitted with two new instruments in a shuttle servicing...