Does anyone have a (rough) count of how many exo-planets have been discovered? I have heard of them being discovered but haven't kept up with how many. ~Travis...
Meteors are unpredictable. You never know, not exactly, when one will streak across the sky. Not so on Wednesday, September 8th. At precisely 8:52:46 a.m....
Dear All, This is potentially a silly question but there's only one way to find the answer so here goes... Whilst star gazing I quite regularly come across...
Nothing silly in that. It sounds like you are on the right track. That one bright object sounds like the International Space Station (ISS), and yes the fading...
Dawn, You didn't say exactly where you were but since you mentioned that you were in the UK, I found these three passes of the ISS over London over the next...
This just in from Steve Preston: LATE BREAKING NEWS... J.Lecacheux & Francois Colas made some observations of the star last night at Pic-du-Midi. Based on...
Hey Folks, I *believe* I spotted one of our man-made objects in orbit this morning. I live in north metro Atlanta, and went walking right at 6:30AM EST. It...
John, How bright was it? Was it as bright or brighter than the brightest stars? If so it may have been the Intl. Space Station. If not it was probably one of...
Can anybody tell me about the orbit of Toutais and are they actively looking at this one? I've heard that the orbit is highly erratic and will pass earth just...
I don't get much time to sight see in the sky during the night as I have a job during the day and some how sleep takes a priority. But this has been a great...
Just a few minutes with old friends like that can re-invigorate you, especially after the rather cloudy summer most of us have had. Keep heading out and...
If you don't know what you saw, you saw an UFO! Simple as this! Hugs! Jeff Tibb <jefftibb@...> wrote: Oops! I musta messed up typing them in from memory....
John, Try these: http://www.heavens-above.com/ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html And Haroldo, you sir are correct! If it's flying and you can't...
Last night, I tried my Meade ETX-125 telescope on the Double-Double (Epsilon Lyrae) to see if I can split each of the two stars. I was just about able to do...
Ramblings of a retired mind I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped on. I can't afford one, so I'm...
This is early, but its a heads up for those interested, i've had it for awhile now and though you might like to know... Jupiters Immersion by the Moon on...
This should be an interesting program, thought you all might like to know about it... ... Rick M http://ca.geocities.com/starman_962 ... Providing television...
Hi, Does anyone have an interest in meteorites and in particular searching for them. I am just after some advice as to whether a metal detector is a useful...
Hello Dawn, Have never tried it but have wanted too, I have seen programs where the folks used metal detectors for this very purpose,since most all meteorites...
Not silly, not silly, but where is the question? That's the true needle... Hugs! Rick M <starman_962@...> wrote: Hello Dawn, Have never tried it but have...
Thanks guys - the sales dept at the metal detector store had never been asked this either. I found some good sites with meteorites and meteorwrongs!! That...
Clody to day ,but get a short look and image of Supernova 2004et, using the AAVSO chart "203260f NGC6946-SN1980"; and comparing stars 131 and 137 north of SN. ...
