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Introduction With the increasing popularity of astronomy apps for the Apple iOS operating system a workaround has been found to

An introduction to the solar system’s innermost planet

The problem of the formation of dew on astronomical equipment is one familiar to all observers in our famously damp

An introductory tutorial about the planet Venus

Introduction Many of us possess German equatorial mounts supplied with a polarscope, a small refracting telescope that passes through the

Introduction If you have a DSLR, mirror-less or any other type of digital camera including a smartphone camera, have you

The Sun is just one star amongst the several billion that make up our galaxy, the Milky Way. Because every

A guide to the BAA tutorials for beginning astronomers

Having advised beginners previously on purchasing a telescope (What is the best telescope for an adult. December 2018),  it seems

The ideal image of a star field will have pin-point stars that are round and equally sharp across the entire