Starship Asterisk*

It's cool that they've found a way to bring all of the data that is being harvested from multiple sources and make some meaningful information out of it.. But... The map points out something fundamentally new: that ice moves by slipping along the ground it rests on," How is this new? :idea: I k...

for planetary viewing, you're going to desire something with a bit more reach than a 360 focal length scope. what's going to be enough to satisfy your desire to observe? Binoculars were suggested, and I think that's a good place to start. I have an 8" meade Schmidt-Cass that has a Focal length ...

August 5th, 48.5 N, 120.19 W

Direct link to larger view http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3774/salrobertm31.jpg

M31, The Andromeda Galaxy
47 X 10 mintues for 7.8 hours of exposure. Captured, Calibrated and Stacked by Robert Farrimond. Post Processing By Salvatore Grasso.