Tutorial – Page 6 – British Astronomical Association

The Pole Star

Paul explains why Polaris is a useful tool for amateur astronomers and for navigation.

Anyone starting out in astronomy now and buying their first telescope will probably find that it comes with the ability

A guide to making worthwhile visual observations of comets.

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Sandra reports on the type of aurora known as STEVE

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In this article Sandra describes the nature of noctilucent clouds and how best to observe them

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David shows how to use the stars to find objects in the sky and includes some examples for Springtime.

Stewart demystifies image orientation and discusses finder scopes

David introduces the stellar magnitude scale

How to use star charts to locate constellations in the sky.

An introduction to the tools available for finding the constellations.