Forums like this one?

[markg85]

Hey all.

i`m a daily visitor of this forum and the universetoday site but i was wondering if this is the worlds biggest forrum in this subject? or are there other big forums? i couldn`t find them.

Thanx.

[tofu]

hmm, if you type "astronomy forum" into google, you'll find a mighty big one.

[markg85]

not in the first 10
or i`m looking wrong

[tofu]

I got this one as the first hit. It looks to have a pretty active forum.

and this one was number two, but looks less active.

There's also sci.space.science and alt.astronomy on groups.google.com. usenet is something of a different animal though. There are unmoderated groups, which are like jungles, and there are pre-moderated groups, where your post doesn't even show up until a mod aproves it, which can take a day or more. Not quite as nice as a web forum.

The orbiter spaceflight simulator has a forum with an astronomy and science section.

And apollo hoax is another good place to hang out.

[mickal555]

Astronomy?

There's Cloudy Nights... but that's more observational astronomy