Observers Challenge – In the glare of starlight
There are many observing targets that get overlooked because of their proximity to a bright star makes observation difficult. One
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South Downs Virtual Planetarium
Update: 2021-02-13: The first virtual show, A guided tour of the winter night sky, is online here. As part of
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Using a polarscope
Introduction Many of us possess German equatorial mounts supplied with a polarscope, a small refracting telescope that passes through the
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Star Count 2021
Star Count 2021
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Wide-field astrophotography
Introduction If you have a DSLR, mirror-less or any other type of digital camera including a smartphone camera, have you
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Observer’s Challenge – The Eclipses of Algol
Observer’s Challenge – The Eclipses of Algol
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Winter Webinars
BAA winter webinars
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Observer’s Challenge – Jupiter/Saturn Conjunction
Observer’s Challenge – Jupiter/Saturn Conjunction
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Very Favourable Return of the Geminid Meteor Shower
Our richest annual meteor shower
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December 08 Stellar Occultation by Comet 29P
Probing the bizarre Comet 29P system from afar
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