When I look into the sky, I can see small, brilliant points of light darting around. What are they?
posted on May 15, 2008 - 18 answers

Is it true that the skies in the Southern Hemisphere appear brighter and clearer than Northern Hemisphere skies? I have read this several times from various unscientific sources. If so, what is the reason?
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 7 answers

Where can I find some truly dark skies in western Washington state? [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2007 - 11 answers

(Two part question: part 1 – help me find a reference, part 2 – am I crazy?) I know I have read somewhere that on rare occasions fish and frogs can be dragged from their watery residences by waterspouts and deposited miles away. There are many references on the web referring to this type of phenomena, but there is a particularly extreme example which I seek… [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2007 - 9 answers

Home Cinema Question: Im looking to get a HCS for my Sky HD box. I want it to connect to my SKY HD, Xbox360 and Future PS3. Anyone recommend anything? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 2 answers

How do I replace my Sky Plus box? [more inside]
posted on Feb 15, 2007 - 10 answers

UKTVFilter: Help me pick the channels I’ll actually watch! [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2006 - 9 answers

Is it possible to see random shooting stars, or am I crazy? [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2006 - 18 answers

Origins of the phrase "Big Sky"? Was it first used to describe Montana? Might it have Native American origins?
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 4 answers

Observational astronomy aids in Palm OS 3 format? "Current viewable at this location and time" information about satellites a huge plus. [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a very high-rez photo of a cloudy sky, something along these lines. I need to enlarge it to about 2'x1', and I understand that any raw digital image is likely to have to be manipulated to become that large, but if I can find a source with few or no compression artifacts, I can live with the rest. But I'm certain clip art sites, pay or free, aren't going to quite have it (and I'm big on free). Are there atmospheric sites, government or academic, that might have some really large sky photos?
posted on Jun 2, 2006 - 13 answers

With Delta Airlines on the brink of bankruptcy, how much longer are my skymiles of any value? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2005 - 7 answers

What could obscure the moon temporarily at night? The ghost thread reminded me of this weird event, and I wondered if you clever folk might be able to speculate.. [mi]
posted on Dec 31, 2004 - 9 answers