I have been observing the Sun for over a year now, using the Coronado PST and TAL 100RS (combined with the Baader Herschel Wedge). One of the problems I...
Since the ecliptic (the path of the Sun across the starfield) is tilted from the celestial coordinate system (defined by the earth's axis) by 23.5 degrees, it...
My husband and I are new to star hoping and astronomy . We have a meade telescope . we live in southern NH . We were outside last night trying it out and saw a...
Monica and Aaron, What you saw was the planet Jupiter. Look at it again and look for its four moons in close orbit around it. Also look for the two brown ...
If you stay with the hobby, eventually you're going to need a good set of star maps, but to get started you might try printing out the free monthly star chart...
We are just starting to get into astronomy and would like to purchase a telescope for our daughters birthday. I don't have a clue which one to buy, there are...
My suggestion Stacy is to meet with some people in your local area and look through various telescopes to see what you like. Your local astronomy club can be a...
The best first telescope, especially for a child, is a pair of binoculars. There are dozens of deep-sky objects viewable in binoculars, including all the...
Binocualars are always a good bet to start with - they have other uses than astronomey. I'd sugguest joining a club. That way you can get exposed to different ...
Here's something to podder over. At its equator, the star is spinning at 1 million mph (470 kilometers per second)—near its break-up velocity—and speedy...
We're currently in the advanced stages of betatesting live video feeds of deep space objects. So far, the experience has been both difficult and astounding. ...
Hi, I see somthing on the sky when am wathing the sky. Somthing is moving in the sky, its just like a star but its not twinkling. Whats that? some one please...
It could be a satelite, or,depending on where YOU'RE at, it MIGHT be the International Space Station! That would be so cool. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ...
As the others said, what you saw was probably a satellite. To find out for sure, go to http://www.heavens-above.com/, enter your location when prompted, and...
What do you mean by spaceship? If you mean the ISS or the Space Shuttle, it's possible, though I don't remember the date of the sighting. If you mean a UFO,...
What makes you think it was a spaceship and not a satellite/spacestation?? ... Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit...
Youdon't want to miss this on November 8, 2006... check the link for exact time in your area http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/transit06.html...
The really cool free 3D planetarium software has been updated. If you don't already have this program, get it! It's incredible. http://www.stellarium.org/ --...
Hello Group, I took this image last night. It is a 5+ minute image take with my Canon Rebel XT DSLR, 2" T-adapter on my Celestron 80mm ED f/5 refractor mounted...
Very nice. I've got a Canon Rebel XT, as well, and I've been thinking about getting the T-ring to attach it to my 70mm. I think you've just helped me decide....
