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Here's a quick look at this week's posts. The first couple may be of general interest - the rest are more to the interest of other amateur astronomers. I'm planning items in the near future on astronomy for the blind (no kidding) , review of a great video on John Dobson, and more book reviews. Oh - and btw - the darned public observing programs page wasn't working for a couple weeks - it was showing the old stuff on, even though I kept putting up the new. (Gremlins!) It works now - so if you want to know more about the new courses, etc., please go to: Free Public Programs. I'm still enrolling for the "Through the Astronomical Year" program that begins in May.

# Seeing (something much different) with two eyes

Anyone could try this – just use your right eye to look through the left side of a binocular. . .

# Speeding, iron-tipped bullets of Orion!

Get ready to let science stretch your imagination to the limit.

# Weather lessons, electronic eyepieces and finding stuff

The Meade electronic eyepiece is cheap because eit's – well, cheap.

# Cubs, the moon, M42, Video, Saturn - parents. . . it all adds up

One of the few public sessions I've had in a while went – for a change – pretty much the way I planned.

# Imagination plus zoom eyepiece equals awesome observing

IMHO Zooms have gotten a bum rap – sorry I ignored them for so long.

# Update - bargain scope, a bargain, but only. . .

A bargain by any other name could be a piece of junk.

# 80 ED vs 102 F5 - And the winner is . . .

OK – the rule is "aperture rules." Wrong!

# Small, cheap and fast and . . .?

Well, you get what you pay for . . . with maybe a pleasent surprise once in a while,