Seeing Pete Lawrence's moon pix reminded me of what I was thinking watching the moon last night. It was very bright with a halo because of light cloud and I...

Hi there Gang, this weekend I join the PST owners club - so sorry for the cloudy weather today - obviously the weatherman was wrong? First impressions are...

Hi i have downloaded this program for my PDA,and used it for a few days,and liked it.As it is the full program but for only 15 days,i bought the program and...

Sorry if I'm duplicating, loosing track of postings... Can't be bothered to dredge google groups ! * Most distant cosmic blast sighted * Nasa's Swift...

Hi all, I posted here a couple of days ago with images from my first attempt at imaging the moon using an 8" LX90 with the Meade LPI. I got some great...

I've seen a pretty good and objective side by side review of these two that unfortunately did nothing to offer comparison images. Found it again...

Probably a stupid question, but have any stars ever been seen as a discernable disc shape as opposed to the points of light we normally see? Don't say our sun,...

Still pretty poor seeing conditions last nigght but at least the moisture kept away for a few hours. Battled with focus on the mostly wobbly image and methinks...

Hi there! I am eagerly hoping that the CME hurtling towards us will spark off aurora at this latitude..does anyone out there know if there is a group in...

Hi Again, well my project is coming along nicley but slowly. anyway ive got to make a decision on which software to use to control my celestron nexstar scope...

A beautifully clear evening last night. The full Moon shining on my newly laid patio (which nearly killed me!) encouraged me to pop outside and take a quick...

08:29 AM Sep. 17, 2005 PT CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- All companies set goals, but newly formed 4Frontiers is eyeing some expansive horizons. The company's...

I have some questions which I hope the community at large can help me answer: 1. I see no mention made to the reference point used in the computation of the...

Page 10 - the section dealing with Cepheus. When talking about the variable stars delta and mu, the symbol for mu is a generic 'this character not supported in...

A new study by US and Japanese scientists has put a serious dent into one version of the popular panspermia theory that credits comets for bringing the seeds...

Hi there all, during last weekend's Kielder Sky Camp I was fighting against heavy dew to keep my camera, lens and filter free from dew, whilst taking...

Sixty years ago this month, in October 1945, the magazine Wireless World published an article by a relatively unknown writer and rocket enthusiast. Its title...

The New York Times is running a story about Debate Between Astronomers who both claim to have discovered the same object beyond Pluto, and almost the same...

hi all, with my re-awakening to astronomy, i've been acquiring meade 3&4000 plossl's and am in need of some ep's in the 20-40mm range. i've not been...

After more than a year in orbit around Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft has finally spotted 'spokes' in the rings. Spokes, large radial structures in the rings,...