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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A chance to spot some Leonid meteors
The peak of this year’s Leonid meteor shower occurs on November 18, just three days after new Moon.
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Observers Challenge – Spot a Variable Nebula
This months challenge is to spot Hind’s Variable Nebula – a faint patch of nebulosity associated with the variable star
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