fledermaus wrote: XEPHEM is an excellent program, free if you compile it yourself and use a very limited star catalog. XSTARS is something I found...

In the past, there have been "safety in the boonies" threads where the subject of wild animals, bears included, (I can remember someone saying he'd "spank" a...

John Steinberg wrote: I am, by my own admission, a NiMH junkie. I have just joined you this week. For ca. $45, I ordered 24 2000mAh AA...

I'm having trouble focusing my C-11 f/10 on the moon with a pc23c b/w video camera. If I use a Meade LX-200 8" f/10, the focus is pretty sharp. Any ideas why...

Hi, Need a more realistic planetarium software ? See a moment at http://www.main-sequence.com/ Images have been recorded with a AP9e CCD... (see...

Any good star atlases out there that go down to 14th magnitude? I'd like to have a star atlas with absolutely everything that's visible to a medium size scope....

I know this may be old hat to many of you but I just wanted to share my latest joy here. For several years I have typically used either available AC outlets...

What is this garbage? It is not astronomy. Penelope Message-id:

On my first visit to Antiparos, a year ago, I only carried with me my 11x80. This time I carried my 60mm/700mm Tasco as well, along. One thing that became...

Rigel has a mag. of 0.2, Betelgeuse varies between 0.3 to 1.2. Why then is Betelgeuse labelled as Alpha Ori, and Rigel is Beta Ori? - Shouldn't Rigel be the...

Hallo all. I recently bought all three volumes of Burnham's Celestial Handbook (Dover Books) and was absolutely stunned by this work. Many people have paid...

BBC News says China launched today. The craft is expected to orbit the = Earth 14 times, returning about 21 hours later. It's early twilight in = Calif. Hoping...

Hi I would like to know from other international subscribers if they are happy with the dates on which they receive their magazines. I have subscribed...

"Mayday" wrote in message ... This one of those rare special nights in Cedar Key with the air so...

Since most people ask the same questions over and over again and never bother to read the Telescope or Binocular Buying FAQs, I think it is time to save...

Or, at least, it's planned to be. There's even a newly written user's guide. It lacks high spiffiness, but it should get you started. Here's the place to...

Is there a certain size exit pupil which is best for detecting faint stars/moons? If there is, is it the same for a faint star in a relatively dark field and...

Can anyone tell me if planetary viewing gets better when you go outside of the city or is it the same?

I bought a Celestron C5+ that lacks the hand paddle. According to the Celestron manual the scope should function just fine without it. I've set the wedge to...

Don't know if any old-timers out there remember Kozyrev's TLP spectra of Alphonsus awhile back but conditions repeated themselves for illumination on Oct 16/17...