Robotic telescope astronomy – what’s it all about?
Damian Peach gives an overview of some of the benefits of robot astronomy and remote imaging
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Aurora – a beginners’ guide
Sandra describes what causes aurora, and how best to observe them.
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Absolute Beginners No. 9: Using filters for visual planetary observation
Introduction Almost all telescopes today come with a set of optical filters. These are small brightly coloured disks of material
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Using filters for visual planetary observations
Paul answers the question. What can I do with filters?
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The Phases of the Moon
James outlines the basic astronomy behind the phases of the Moon
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Star trails
James describes how to capture star trails using a DSLR camera
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Binoculars for the travelling astronomer
Stewart Moore looks at the parameters that should be considered when choosing binoculars for astronomy.
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The phases of Venus
Paul reveals some of the secrets of Venus
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Absolute Beginners No. 8: The phases of Venus
Paul Abel describes the observations you can make of our sister planet Venus, and explains the reasons for its varying position and brightness as it orbits the Sun.
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Observing Meteors
Paul explains when the best time is, to begin observing meteors
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