Hi Looking for some advice on a telescope to buy. Been reading all the mags and searching the net etc and have found what looks to be a bargain. Its a...

At last, orion optics have brought out new reflectors with longer focal length tubes. Ideal for those of us who enjoy the moon and planets. Now they are...

Hi All, I've just come across this ng. Cool!. I have always been fascinated by the heavens, even as a child. My childhood dream was to be an astronaut!....

GALILEAN SATELLITE PHENOMENA Table created using The Planets 2.02 A FREE program available from http://www.cpac.org.uk Jupiter & Sun rise and set times based...

I currently own an LX10. I've been looking at an upgrade to something larger, maybe 11, 12" or larger SCT. Just got December 2003 Astronomy magazine and...

"Paul B" wrote in message ... Dear all, The York AS is...

I currently own an LX10. I've been looking at an upgrade to something larger, maybe 11, 12" or larger SCT. Just got December 2003 Astronomy magazine and...

I was looking at the moon earlier and i was thinking, Is there a way to measure teh magnitude of the skies above us? I live on the Isle of Wight, and i was...

I have just updated my page on Choosing a Starter Telescope, in time for the Christmas rush. Please make the existence of it (or other similar pages) widely...

The Salopian Web wishes everyone the greetings of the season. The site has been updated for December at http://www.r-clarke.org.uk and has the all the latest...

hi there, i want to have a seperate email account for all my space news etc and was wondering, is there a free email domain going somewhere, for instance,...

Hi folks I know there area few ebay watchers out there, but a number of 6" tetscopes are being...

FYI: Ottakar's Newport, IOW Sir Patrick Moore Here to promote his autobiography 80 Not Out, this fascinating and well-loved character will be answering...

Is there such a thing that exists? All i want is a normal looking diary but when special astronomical events occur, i would like that be be printed in the...

Hi Does anyone have a copy of the November 2003 Sky & Telescope magazine I could have? I will of course pay you including P&P. Steve

2003 was dubbed "Mars Year" in the international space community, when it came closer to the Earth than at any other time in over 50,000 years. It was seen by...

Hi group Anyone any ideas on a good digital for astronomy work? I also want something with 6x-10x optical zoom for aviation photography too. I have an old...

Hi. Being in London, I have had too few occasion to get my scope out lately but I have noticed that adjusting the DEC using the flexible cable thingy seems to...

http://www.linuxkungfu.org/images/fun/?image=46 If the pics a real photo of the screen at the time they are obviously a bit out with this one. I'm hoping the...