General Observing and Astronomy
General Observing and Amateur Astronomy topics and questions that do not fit into our other forums. This includes unaided eye observing (satellites, weather, auroras etc) and non equipment topics (LASIK, observing sites, dressing for the cold/hot etc)
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Favorite Viewing SitesStarted by csa/montana , 07 Apr 2011 |
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Solar Eclipse; new forum!Started by csa/montana , 05 May 2017 |
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Weather & Observing : Related LinksStarted by Glassthrower , 23 Jul 2007 |
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Welcome to the General Observing ForumStarted by b1gred , 23 Jul 2007 |
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General Observing Links of InterestStarted by cildarith , 15 Sep 2010 |
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General Observing Forum GuidelinesStarted by Glassthrower , 29 Jul 2007 |
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Best picture of Saturn ever taken from Planet Earth?Started by gnowellsct , Today, 03:41 AM |
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The Toughest DecisionStarted by Seanem44 , Yesterday, 08:52 PM |
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A Newbie's Early Observation Log - Join me!Started by aeajr , 13 Jul 2015 |
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Earthquakes and Telescopes?Started by mrmortgage , Yesterday, 10:41 PM |
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Keppler Earth-like CandidatesStarted by BillP , 24 Jun 2017 |
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Pleased with the new scope and this web siteStarted by TomK1 , 22 Jun 2017 |
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AstrophotographyStarted by Abzmouse , 19 Jun 2017 |
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What have you learned (so far) about observing?Started by WyattDavis , 22 Mar 2017 |
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Satellites Passing by or through Your Telescope Target in the EPStarted by okietwisterdan , 20 Jun 2017 |
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Segmented Telescope DesignerStarted by Pinbout , Yesterday, 10:38 AM |
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Astronomical twilight and the solsticeStarted by James Paulson , 22 Jun 2017 |
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Neolithic Space StationStarted by Mark Radice , 11 Jun 2017 |
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What magnifications do you use on the planets?Started by Addi319 , 09 Apr 2015 |
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SO SICK of this BAD weather!Started by Stargazer3236 , 29 May 2017 |
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observing with 'large' and 'small' aperture scope same nightStarted by CounterWeight , 16 Jun 2017 |
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Name your own Martian craterStarted by StrangeDejavu , 27 Feb 2014 |
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ANYONE ACCIDENTLYStarted by Rigel_10 , 17 Jun 2017 |
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Observing Report 6/21/17: Took Down The Consensus Most Difficult H400 ObjectStarted by DSObserver2000 , 21 Jun 2017 |
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South Shore MontrealStarted by jimi79 , 24 Jun 2017 |
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Why is it RGB and not RYB?Started by jgroub , 08 Jul 2016 |
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Astronomy Misconceptions QuizStarted by tchandler , 22 Jun 2017 |
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Seeing and TelescopeStarted by paulsky , 23 Jun 2017 |
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iPhone Eclipse Photography?Started by mkothe , 23 Jun 2017 |
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Observing MauiStarted by dalbaugh , 10 Jun 2017 |
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Hope Returns!Started by ascii , 20 Jun 2017 |
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Thunderhead ShadowsStarted by chrysalis , 17 Jun 2017 |
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Some Atmospheric Optics observationsStarted by ziridava , 01 Jun 2016 |
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Its almost upon us. ...Started by wargrafix , 19 Jun 2017 |
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A diet to promote eyesight.Started by father&son , 20 Jun 2017 |
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"Bargains," and "Not Bargains"Started by Crimguy , 09 Jun 2017 |
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How long does the 2017 Solar eclipse take to cross USA?Started by REC , 29 Mar 2016 |
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long focal length vs. barlow lensStarted by paulsky , 20 Jun 2017 |
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Transporting a Big Dob in a good sized sedan.Started by hbrunet181 , 12 Nov 2016 |
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Interstellarium Deep Sky Atlas: NOT recommendedStarted by gnowellsct , 11 Jun 2017 |
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Create a list of targets sorted by constellation using Tonight's Sky - FreeStarted by aeajr , 01 Dec 2015 |
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NGC 5139Started by The_Pantocrator , 05 Jun 2017  observing
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Heavy firefly activityStarted by bunyon , 22 Feb 2017 |
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Differences in Dobs.Started by jodemur , 19 Jun 2017 |
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Visual acuityStarted by jetstream , 14 Feb 2017 |
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Planning an astro setup to beat floatersStarted by PeterWar , 27 May 2017 |
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Grand Canyon South RimStarted by Bassist , 19 Jun 2017 |
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Cant figure out where to goStarted by xxl , 15 Jun 2017 |
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Astronomy ClubsStarted by PXR-5 , 13 Jun 2017 |
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Two identical trails 15 minutes apart - what are the chances?Started by Rudi Bjoern , 15 Jun 2017 |
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