Not to take away from the next transit of Venus as viewed from Alaska two years from now but... Even though Alaskans will potentially be able to see the next...
Hi, I am a new member and am wondering if there is a favored place in Anchorage (or on line) to purchase telescope parts and accessories. Thanks, Barbara...
Yesterday I received a Meade 178 (7" refractor) as a donation for the ERNC astro program. This came with a mount, tripod and a case of TeleVue eyepieces....
My friend and neighbor Keith Campbell used this site to share his love for Astronomy with alot of you and now his wife Evelyn is asking for your help. In the...
I keep getting more of these DVD's in, so after I get back from my trip I will leave a set at the ERNC for those nights that there is time to watch them if...
I had fun up at the Onizuka International Astronomy Center last night. I had an inspiration to take the camera off of the telescope and to take pictures of the...
Tonight is the last astro meeting for the season at the Eagle River Nature Center. Topic tonight is the New Mars Rover and it starts at 7pm tonight (Friday). ...
At least Thursday night was awesome. Friday is supposedly going to be the same. This is 18x 10 minutes of the "Whale" (NGC4631?) from last night. You might...
Passing this info on. There was a small solar event on April 8, 2010. The effects of this event should reach Earth sometime late on the 10th or early on...
1. Thou shalt have no white light before thee, behind thee, or to the side of thee whilst sharing the night sky with thy fellow stargazers. 2. Thou shalt not...
We've got some blue squares tonight on the clear sky clock. Might be a good night for moon pictures with your 130, Scott. I managed to grab a couple galaxies...
Is there a group that meets to watch and name stars? Is there a map of the stars without the names so that I can practice when the stars are not visible? Thank...
Is anyone interested in ordering some Baader Solar film? I am preparing to order some off the web. I was reminded that you folks might like some as well. The...
What Galileo Saw It's been 400 years since Galileo Galilei first pointed a telescope at the night sky. What he saw would eventually lead to the rejection of...
Reminder from: AlaskanAstronomy Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal Microbes from Space Friday February 19, 2010 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ...
Reminder from: AlaskanAstronomy Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlaskanAstronomy/cal Valentines Day! Sunday February 14, 2010 All Day (This event...
I broke down today and purchased this for my first imager to go with my Orion 100ED, I figured in the future I could upgrade and just use this as the...
Cosmic Rays Beyond our planet, the "empty space" of space is not really empty at all. Find out about the tiny but energetic particles that swirl everywhere...
I'm putting together plans to build an inflatable planetarium, but I don't have a projector... does anyone know of plans or an inexpensive projector that would...
I could see what looked liked the ISS Saturday night towards the south. Not positive but pretty sure thats what it was. low on the horizon, very bright lots of...
