I have long toyed with the idea of building a big, but good, telescope for general planet watching. I guess the Dob is the easiest to build, though I...

Anyone here subscribe to the American magazine Astronomy? Have you received the December issue yet?

Sky watchers could catch a dazzling treat this week, with the peak of what is expected to be an unusually good Taurid meteor shower. Meteors are bits of dust...

Hi all, here's a new image of the Cygnus Wall detail north of the North America Nebula. I have taken this August in Umbria - Italy Homepage:...

I'm after a project mirror - parabolic for a Dob, c12" but will show interest in others. f 6 preferred. I dont mind if it needs re coating. Thanks david

I'm considering buying a reasonable Telescope. It's just an interest I'm taking a step further, for Casual / Recreational use. I'm not a complete novice to the...

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/high-resolution.html Amazing photo :)

Hi all, turning in my computer I have found these photos done to 2007. They are 8 shots where I have also made a video. www.danilopivato.com Kind regards

I am looking for an entry level Astronomy text, say what one would expect at 1st Year university or the Open University Astronomy course. Not just a ...

Hi, I am having a clearout and have up for auction a spare pare of Bresser 10x50 Binoculars which have never been used and are in the original box. 10x50 are...

On Oct 22, 7:35*pm, Nick wrote: Hi all, I was wondering if I bought a SkyWatcher Explorer 130 for instance, how close...

Hi all, Can I have comments on this scope at Aldi http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7640.htm .. Would I be better off paying twice as much and getting a...

Disneygeek wrote: On Oct 24, 3:48 pm, BradGuth wrote: (about a thousand lines which Disneygeek didn't botehr to snip Again, you're...

Hi all I am getting back into astronomy after a number of years away from it. I have about £600 to spend on a new scope. Any advice. Of course I want it to...

Hi all, a new image of the nebula M8 is visible in my site web. The shots has been made with a BRC250 + ccd ST-10XME + filter Red.for 12x300 seconds. The...

A bit OT but there are probably tides on at least one other moon Concerning tide prediction on the earth. There is an observable cycle in the tides of 723...

Every week, Tom Lubbock of the Independent writes an essay around a great work of art. Last Friday he featured the HST image of NGC604 The essays are always...

I have a small 'scope with equ.head but no motor. Has anyone seen a plan for a DIY job, possibly PC controlled. Years ago I saw a stepper-motor version which...

Back in february, my local council started to replace the old sodium streetlights with white-light, full-cut-off lights They finished the work on the three...

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