Take two companies; Celestron Manfrotto/Bogen. Celestron makes telescopes. It has now been bought by the Chinese and will likely at some point shift all...

Just got into backyard astronomy. Absolutely love it! My question is this: I just bought a used Meade 8" SCT that is older (LX3). Primary mirror looks to...

Participants wanted for the Daventry Nova Survey - I am looking for a maximum of 20 people to take observing roles in the second phase of the Daventry Nova...

Hi, I've realized a mosaïc of a 48 hours old Moon, as usual with a Toucam pro at the prime focus of a...

The Lunar Sourcebook was one of the great standards in lunar work, published in 1991. It was basically a compilation of what we knew about that moon at that...

Is it possible that asteroid 2004 MN4 is an impactor for the Moon ? Peter van Grijfland

Folks, Check out today's STUNNING image of M51 on the Anacortes web site and the Photo of the Day. Holy sh*t !!!! Anthony.

Last night's forecast here in Monrovia was nearly perfect, so Jane and I decided to bring our AP180EDT out to our favorite sidewalk street corner. The sky...

We need a stable alt-az mount for our C5 tubus (with dovetail) for the quick looks, which seems to be our preferred way of observation. Any suggestions which...

My sons and I are just back from NEAF, and would like to share some impressions/experiences: 1) At the Willmann-Bell booth, when asking for a couple of copies...

I am alive and well and living in Suffern, NY. I spent the day at the Northeast Astronomy Forum, digital camera breaking my back, and I have posted a few pics...

Today's super prom over 30o arc of sun on the move - see http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/pstmg.htm Maurice Gavin@WPO - UK

Sure it's a flame, but it's based on cold, jobless fact. The fairy tale is over. The B.S. David versus Goliath (Celestron versus Meade) fantasy is put to...

If a fellow with a good woodshop but not much money was looking at building a first telescope, and didn't want to try making his own mirrors - would a Meade 6"...

Hi folks, I finished my first ATM...

Friday/Saturday Nights With DST now in effect, I don't head up to the corner until sometime between 7pm to 8pm. I get set up while still light and await...

On the star betelgeuse on earth then there taken over all 32!!! wich one!!!! parrellal univereses' unkown alpha, theta and delta, brain waves of the mind wich...

My Kendrick (old style) dew heater fuse has blown - anyone know whether it's 5 or 10amp rating? Many thanks in advance, Richard

of the Administrator" no longer appears in the listing of topics on Astromart's forums. Is anyone else experiencing this? Bob

In most articles/reviews I've read, orthos are given the edge over plossls for light transmission/contrast. Why is this so? Both designs have 4 elements in 2...