Date : Sept. 10 2004 Time : 21:00 to 22:45 EDT Location : Montreal , Canada Equipment Used : 4.5" Reflector , 8X42 Bino's Object Sought : M57 Well , there I...

"The Three Stooges in Orbit" AMC, Fri. (6pm) or check your local listings.

I guess I was asleep at the switch. I just realized the Astro. Soc. of the Pacific annual meeting are this month. I don't see it on their web site now, so I...

So much for my hobby of amateur observations from a very dark site. Margaret complained to me that my 15 day observing spree from her summer resort in...

Just released - Version 5.0 of RTGUI is now RTGUI+S: Scripting capability has been added to allow for telescope automation. Scripting is the capability to...

Actually the observing was very limited due to weather and it really wasn't scheduled to coincide with Talk Like a Pirate Day. But, those familiar with Prude...

http://www.toonville.com/main.asp?brand=&fnum=293 Make sure you look at the one for today, Monday, Sept. 20.

Ok after fooling around with web cams and digital cameras, its time to make the leap and buy myself my first real CDD camera, After months of surfing web pages...

A lot has been said about single shot color vs the 3 or 4 wheel processies. The discussion so far sounds a lot like the dye transferr vs color film in...

Richard takes exquisite to new heights. Go to: http://home.earthlink.net/~martinhowell and click on "Your astro images" Serve your eyes something to...

My apologies to all of you for the decorated rant about my ex gf. I am a stupid idiot. At least I blew up on the net instead of against her. Since I am...

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/opportunity/20040916a/site_b28_navcam_360_cyl-B218R1_br2.jpg

hi all, Will a solar filter that fits a Synta 150mm refector fit a 150mm Synta Refractor? I know this sounds like a dumb question but I'd like to make sure...

A sad passing of a true genius..... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Maverick Scientist and Instrument Builder James Westphal Dies Date: 14 Sep...

AURORA WATCH: Sky watchers in Scandinavia, Canada and Alaska should be alert for auroras tonight. A weak coronal mass ejection (CME) is heading for Earth. NOAA...

I saw a nice little setup on one of those big sites, forgot which, that included a Vixen 80 ach on a Vixen GP mount for 1100 bucks. After buying the motor and...

After seeing the pix of Saturn in the new issue of Sky & Tel, I have a very hard time believing that anyone ever saw the Keeler gap before voyager. 35km wide....

Hi, I have noticed that in simple Keplerian refracting telescopes, usually a concavo convex lens is used as the objective. I would like to know what the...

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"A high, almost windless spot in the central region of the Antarctic plateau is the best place on Earth to view the stars, according to the first results from...