Space Forum / Amateur Astronomy / January 2008

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There is a popular assumption that if you move to higher latitudes
(toward the poles) you can escape the heat, and that by moving to
lower latitudes (toward the equator) you can escape the cold.
The equation is simple. But is it real? If it was, then the most

What you guys think about the recent image released that kind of shows
a man shape coming down the hill on mars?
http://www.belizemapia.com

Many people give up wearing contact lenses because they can never get
used to them. The lenses just don't feel comfortable. If this is your
case don't give up just yet; there are several things you can do to
make your lenses more comfortable.

Are there any videos, preferably DVDs and somewhat short (30 min or less),
that provide an introduction to the basics of astronomy? Using a telescope?
Building one? Star hopping? Collimating a Newtonian? ...

I find I can either:
1. Wear the specs and adjust the focus (but not place my eyeball as
close) OR
2. Remove my perscription glasses, get closer, and adjust to the limit

Can this finder be used as a replacement for the red dot finder that comes
with Celestron's SE line of SCTs?  i.e., would one have to also replace the
mounting bracker that comes preinstalled on the OTA?

I have an Astro-Systems 16-inch Telekit Dob that has served me well for
several years. (Completed the Messier list last year.) However, I have
not been pleased with the focuser, which uses two elastic bands to
transmit motion to the eyepiece holder, and I am trying to replace it

Just wondering... If much of the input ends up digitised anyway, what
is the point of  dished telescopes?
Wouldn't it be enormously cheaper and simpler just to use a strip bent
into a parabolic shape (rather like a slice through a parabolic dish

Moderated sci.astro.amateur has lots of the solid and once contributing
members that aren't showing up on sci.astro.amateur any longer.  There are
more than 500 posts which include amateur astronomy videos to watch, learn
from, and enjoy.  There are polls to view and vote in and ...

Hi frnds,
         Would u explain me how astrology and asronomy got related?

Space Weather News for Jan. 28, 2008
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ASTEROID FLYBY:  Asteroid 2007 TU24 is flying past Earth this week at a distance of only 334,000 miles (1.4 lunar
distances).  NASA radars tracking the asteroid confirm that there is no danger of a collision, but it will ...

A while back, a very kind fellow ("very kind" because he said a number
of nice things about me, and I look warmly upon that <g>) posted a
question about Aristarchus and the motivation for his heliocentric
hypothesis.  He recalled reading that Aristarchus, having completed his

Facing northwest, which way would I pan my binoculars from Algol to
m34; from Eta in Perseus to the Double Cluster?
Bruce

After chamfering the edges of the 4" mirror a couple days ago with my
hand sander, today I built a stand to do the grinding and polishing.
I had an old stool made from 2"X2" uprights with 2X4" side pieces and
top.  I cut some scrap 1/4" ply to form a bottom into which I can pile