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Another few updates to announce..

Firstly, sorry for the lack of astronomy-related news updates on this main page over the last month. I've been busy with work, and busy getting the forum going, making slight changes to the forum to make it easier to use etc. But most of those changes are now settling down, so i'll spend some more time finding interesting astronomy news to post here. I've added a couple of new articles today.

On the site, you'll find:

• A new review, of the Meade 10" LX200GPS, one beast of a telescope. Thanks to Stuart Welfare for providing a great review for the site.
• A new Event Report, of a presentation given by David Reneke on the Central Coast during the week.
• A new image of Saturn, my first taken with my new ToUcam hooked up to my 10" dob. How I wish for a longer focal length :)
• A slightly older, but still new, Other Astro shot of Jupiter, the Moon and Venus when they were in a close grouping a few weeks back.

On the forums, you'll find:

• New members signing up every week
• Great discussions about all things astronomy, equipment, what's in the sky, astrophotography, etc.
• A great place to discuss your favourite hobby with other people who have the same favourite hobby!

So, come and join us on the forum. It'll only take you 30 seconds to register! I'm still keen for astronomical clubs and societies to contact me to contribute to the Astronomy in the Community section.

Thanks and see you soon!

The IceInSpace site now has a new section for Australasian Astronomical Clubs and Societies, and can be found on the left-hand-side menu. The section is divided into 2 categories:

• Listings - where you can find a full listing of clubs and societies in Australia and NZ, their contact details etc.
• Upcoming Events - where clubs and societies can announce an upcoming special event, star party, open night, etc.

I need your help to put some content in these sections, so whether you're a club member, secretary, treasurer or anyone else, please contact me and provide me the details you want to see on the site. If you belong to a club, contact your club officials and point them in the direction of this site! :)

I've added a couple of clubs in there just to show a bit of content, but more information such as location, viewing nights, etc can be posted so please contact me with your details!

I've made a few small changes to the subject of the most recent news post, the Clubs and Societies pages.

I've renamed the section to Astronomy in the Community, and have added a new sub-section called Event Reports. The new section is where you can read reports and see pictures of special events, star parties etc, that are contributed by readers of the site, and participants or organisers of the events.

As I said below, I need your help and your contributions to make the section interesting and worthwhile. Please speak with your club members or officials, and get them to contact me with details of their club, upcoming events, or reports of any recent events.

I've added a new section to the website, Reviews! Here you can check out reviews that other amateurs have done and contribute your own reviews.

A good review is worth a lot - it could answer the questions you wanted to know about a piece of equipment you were planning on buying.. it could point out positive and negative aspects to help you make a final decision on what brand or model of gear to buy.

The Reviews section will rely on your contributions to be successful, so get writing! I can't afford to buy a lot of new equipment in order to be able to review it, so I'll be relying on you! :)

There's been a few updates to the site over the last 2 days, which warrant a news post..

• A Night of Satellites and Clouds - an observing log report from my observing session last Friday night.
• Review: GSO 2" Superview 42mm - the first review to hit the IceInSpace Reviews section. Thanks to Mark Hodson for a great review of these new budget widefield eyepieces.
• A new section for the DIY'ers, Dob Base Mods under the Projects section.
• A few minor updates to the Accessories page.
• A minor update to my Imaging Equipment page, updated with the not-so-new-anymore Sony DSCP100 camera.

Thanks to all those who have been supporting the site lately, especially on the IceInSpace Forums. I'd love to see more people signing up and participating on the forums, so please take the time to register and join in the fun!

Hi guys.

Ian Ogilvie (forum member stringscope) has written a great how-to guide for building your own observing table. Well worth checking out! See it at the How-To section.

I've also just finished uploading all of my recent planetary images and updating the planets page. So if you haven't seen them on the forums, you can see them now on the planets page.

Thanks