Nude Astronomy

I stayed up and observed the double moon transit of Io and Ganymede across Jupiter. Ive seen single transits, but not the rare double.

Who is excited about the two solar eclipses passing through Texas!

Wow! I finally took the plunge and got a Celestron CPC 9.25 SCT!!! Ive been playing with it for about two weeks and its amazing. Now Im interested in astrophotography. Ill probably start with a cheap camera and get good at lunar and planetary...

Hello, We are going to get a new telescope and were wondering what people are using. we had 115 newtonian reflector. I bought it in college when money was tight. It has lasted a long time, however the mirrors are getting oxidized. We would like...

The skies have been hazy due to the California fires. It gave the thin crescent moon a red tint last night. Very few stars could be seen, but Saturn and Jupiter were still ok to view through the telescope.

Anyone planning on an event for the astronomical event of Jupiter "getting naked" for us this month? Our Southern hemisphere friends have a distinct advantage, but wondered if anyone near me had any plans? Crazy opportunity!

Do you think it is strange that the Saturn moon, Iapetus, looks so much like the Death Star in the 1st Star Wars movie (circa 1977)... especially since Iapetus was not discovered until many years later (2007) and some of the features on that moon do...

I just stumbled across this group, while exploring some of the dark corners of TN... I don't have a telescope but have had an interest in space science and NASA from it's early days. Too bad it's filled with so much pseudoscience,...

Does any one have a telescope ? if so what kind and how big? i have a Meade 115mm with autostar. its the one in my picture. what does anyone else have?

wow no one with a thread? really? i guess i'll keep posting. lol