Astronomy Forum
Forum Thread: How to Detect Exoplanets with the Cheapest Equipment
In this video I will show you how you can detect exoplanets with the cheapest possible equipment. The exoplanet I'm going to detect is called HD 189733 b. Its star has an apparent magnitude of 7.7 and the exoplanet produces a drop of 2.8% during almost 2 hours.
Forum Thread: This is How You Can Help the SETI Institute Find Extraterrestrial Intelligence
In this video I show how you can help the SETI Institute find extraterrestrial intelligence from home.
Forum Thread: How YOU Can Look for Exoplanets from Home - Part IV
In this video I show how you can find potentially habitable exoplanets with a videogame, for free, and without the need of a telescope:
Forum Thread: How YOU Can Look for Exoplanets from Home - Part III
In this video I show you the easiest way you can find potentially habitable exoplanets from home, for free, and without the need of a telescope.
Forum Thread: How to look for exoplanets from home - Part II
In this video I show you another way you can find potentially habitable exoplanets from home, for free, and without the need of a telescope.
Forum Thread: This Is How You Can Find Exoplanets from Home
In this video I show you how to find potentially habitable exoplanets from home, for free, and without the need of a telescope.
Forum Thread: 10 Strangest Planets in the Universe
Here is our list of the top 10 strangest planets in the universe. From fiery volcanic exoplanets to planets a whopping 28,000 light years from Earth, there are some pretty strange planets in space.
Forum Thread: Were the Moon Landings Faked?
Were the moon landings faked? Was it all an elaborate hoax to beat the soviets in the space race? Was America lacking the technical ability to make it to the moon? What do you think?
Forum Thread: Halley's Comet Trail to Earth
O Cometa Halley é um cometa que passa nas regiões do Sistema Solar próximas da Terra a cada 75 anos. Ele foi o primeiro corpo celeste a ser reconhecido como periódico e foi descoberto pelo astrônomo e matemático Edmond Halley em 1696.
Forum Thread: Multiple Iridium Flares
I recently witnessed what certainly looked like three simultaneous Iridium flares very near to one another. Is that possible -- has anyone ever heard of three at a time?
Forum Thread: Project Ideas (anything please!)
All ideas are welcome!
Forum Thread: Observing details
Explain the details and highlights of your latest observation session here!
Forum Thread: Beginner's help and advice
Any beginners can post questions and we will be happy to answer.
Forum Thread: Astronomy Background Intros
I really, really, love astronomy. When I was ten, I went to a restaurant and saw a huge wall mural of the Andromeda Galaxy. At my house, we had a tiny refractor telescope. I knew this wasn't enough, so I bought (with help) an 8 inch Dobsonian reflector. I looked up one time to try to find something to look at and saw something fuzzy- the Orion Nebula. This is when I really got into using my telescope. I still have my Dobsonian, but I am hoping to get a new telescope or an azimuth mount for...
Forum Thread: Telescope questions/problems
Post any problems or questions you have with your telescope.