The Motion of the Planets
Paul explains Kepler’s three laws.
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Absolute Beginners No 12. The motion of the planets
Paul guides us through the way the planets move
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QUICKMAP – Latest Version Now Live
Given the British climate and the few opportunities we have to view the Moon telescopically, you will all be delighted
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Light pollution – penetrating the veil
Bob discusses the threat of light pollution and what can be done to counter it.
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Patterns in the sky
David discusses the constellations, their origins, asterisms and the naming of stars.
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The turning sky
Sitting at my computer, writing this article, I would appear to be fairly stationary, hardly moving at all. Nothing could
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A short historical account and guide to regular observation of Uranus
IntroductionUranus is a planet which has long been neglected by amateur astronomers. This is not unreasonable from the northern hemisphere
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Astronomical Seeing Part 1.
Paul easks how stable is the atmosphere of the earth?
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Absolute Beginners no. 11: Astronomical ‘Seeing’
Paul puts you straight on what is meant by ‘seeing’, and why it is important, particularly for planetary and lunar observing.
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An ‘off the shelf’ plastic runoff shed observatory
A durable, lightweight, runoff shed observatory, constructed using a hardware store garden shed, and housing a robotic Schmidt−Cassegrain telescope, is described.
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