I have a chance to sell my StarMax 127mm, and I was thinking of buying one of the new 8 inch dobs from orion (with the push to). Now, that its down...

A warm handshake everyone ! This is the first opposition where I did a lot of observing prior to the actual opposition date, and so I noticed the effect that...

oops. sorry for my previous message with the file attachment. Regards, Eric "Eric Ng" ...

Tom, see the question in the headline of this post. V.D.

Hi all, My local COSTCO store(Northern California) is carrying this telescope for $198 NexStar 114 GT Altazimuth Reflector (Make/Model: Celestron /...

Compare the two scans below, taken today, the first at 17:56 and the second about an hour later at...

Got a bream in the clouds last night right at the time when Mars was the closest ever. Took some shots at the highest resolution the Olympus C4000Z camera...

Check this link out http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2553760660&category=3636 This has to be a mistake..... Cheers JB

I'm in the market for a new G11 with Gemini. Does anyone know if any dealers are shipping them with the latest software version? Thanks Brain A

.....do take some time to look at the Plaeides open cluster. Easy as pie to observe, and still absolutely beautiful...like diamonds on black...

Hi, daysleeper wrote: Hi! Last night (23.8.2003, 1.15 UT) I observed Mars with my 114mm newt at 180x. Seeing was good, I was able to see plenty of...

Someone gave my son (and by extension, me) a Meade 155W telescope, and as far as I can tell, it's complete. With the Mars conjunction underway, I have been...

You know, I think it might be beneficial if you would perhaps contact your local schools and see if the administration might entertain the idea of a star party...

Caught a bit of really bad astronomy on one of the cable news shows this afternoon. The bubbleheaded bleach blonde info babe reported Mars id "drifting" closer...

Ok, so the short tube was short lived. Maybe I need to specialize my equipment. Hardin also has an 8" Newtonian reflector on an equatorial mount for under...

Dumb, dumb!! I've been a happy owner of this Tak for a couple of months now. But yesterday night, while checking out Mars, I somehow crancked the focuser so...

Hello, A friend recently gave me a nice Tasco telescope (#675TR/302675). Since then, he moved across the country and I can't easily ask him questions. Here's...

Check out Page B4 in the August 25th Los Angeles Times. Accordiung to them, I own the world's smallest 60 inch...

Can the Scopetronix eyepiece projection adapter be used with any telescope? I plan to use the adapter with my Orion SkyView Pro 127 Maksutov-Cassegrain and a...

Went outside to check the clouds and looked up at MARS in the low sky, turned my eyes towards the lightdome of Lancaster/Palmdale/L.A. and right at that second...