What is the magnification ampilfication factor (I know the current 2" model is 1.15x)? I have read the only 50 of these were produced. Is is...

Absolutely awe inspiring. I noticed very intense red fading in and out beginning in low northern sky and gradually stretching into S.W. I hope everyone gets a...

Looking for a Genius who can translate CME's, K-indexes, Bz's into a simple answer to the question "did I miss it?" Ed T. 43N 84W

Space Weather News for Oct. 27, 2003 http://spaceweather.com Giant sunspots 484 and 486 remain visible on the sun, posing a continued threat for X-class solar...

Wonderful! After watching the bright blue glow in the N/NE sky for about 2 hours here in Dublin, at exactly midnight we saw a reddish streak ascend into the...

Space Weather Message Code: ALTK08 Serial Number: 6 Issue Time: 2003 Oct 30 2132 UTC ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 8 Threshold Reached: 2003 Oct 30 2131...

Space Weather Message Code: WARK07 Serial Number: 12 Issue Time: 2003 Oct 30 1657 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 7 or greater expected Valid From: 2003...

Both go into 1.25" tubes and both give reasonably wide fields. The Pentax has more eye relief. How does the performance compare? Is the Panoptic comfortable...

I just installed a Le Sueur Astro Pier that I plan to eventually enclose in an observatory of some sort. In the meantime, I was wondering if people with...

Sattre Press title #6 is now available: "A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century", by Agnes M. Clerke. This is a well-known reference work...

I see that Apogee is selling this for $179 now. I am looking for a small grab 'n' go scope, and was considering the Apogee Widestar 80, until I read some not...

Finally managed to see one *and* have a camera with me at the same time. http://www.pbl33.co.uk (For sunspot pictures, expand the "Astronomy -- New Stuff"...

This evening, I went to my dark-sky site just north of Athens, Georgia (34 N) with no town or city to the north. The sky low in the north was a little...

On 30 OCT 2003 03:22:52 GMT, (Mark London) wrote: I heard on the radio a couple of hours ago that today's flare was bigger than the...

Living in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles has caused our family to stay inside for the last few days because of all the smoke from the...

I have to say that I am not very impressed with Starry Night Enthusiast. What were they suppoedly upgrading? Ok, it scrolls around a little smoother.... But!...

I received the folllowing message from AL president Bob Gent this morning. If you have any photos, articles, or other info which you would like to appear...

Morning all. The CME arrived earlier than expected - 0600 UT this morning. Already there are reports of strong auroral displays over North America - the solar...

I have recently started lunar photography and solar photography using a Canon AE-1 camera body at prime focus on my ETX90EC. I am interested in trying out a 2...

What's up with this? Everywhere it says the Sky-Watcher 6" Dob is f/8 and the 8" is f/6. That would mean both have a focal length of 1200mm. Yet on the...