Astronomy: Search The Galaxy

Text and images have been reproduced here with kind permission of Astronomy Now and Nick Howes respectively. The CD installs drivers (The Imaging Source supply drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista (fully supported) and Apple Mac OSX, …
Original post by Jonathan Maron

From The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Visit our Monthly Sky Highlights and Moon Phase Calendars page for more information.
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Is it true that when the Moon is tipped on its side, it is going to rain or snow? (answer). From The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
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I have a budget of MAX £400 and plan on using it on astronomy, such as using the camera on its on to take wide field photos, and also connecting to a telescope to take some close-up photos. I don’t currently have a good telescope. …
Original post by tamer

Compact galaxies in the early universe have a much greater mass than expected.
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Compact galaxies in the early universe have a much greater mass than expected.
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Cassini scientists know for sure their spacecraft isn’t in Kansas anymore. Cassini’s been keeping an eye on a powerful electrical storm that’s been raging on Saturn for five months now, with lightning bolts 10000 times more powerful …
Original post by Fraser

Hemant has this:. Stein: When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. [PZ] Myers, talking about how great scientists were, I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were …
Original post by The Bad Astronomer

OK (and I hope I have all this in correct chronological order), Bob was an editor at Astronomy magazine, and when I was a fledgling writer just spreading my wings (barf gag) he edited contributions I made to Ask Astro, their Q&A section …
Original post by The Bad Astronomer

On Wednesday evening, February 20, beginning 9pm, the Gloucester Amateur Astronomy Club (GAAC) will hold its first-ever “Sidewalk Astronomy Night” on the Boulevard near the Fisherman’s Wives statue. The main attraction? …
Original post by PunkyAlan