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Summer Observing
The long Summer evenings don’t necessarily mean that observing and imaging are out of the question. The Moon is still an easy and sometimes overlooked target and yet our natural satellite is…
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Blue Moons
When is a Blue Moon not a Blue Moon ? Most people, including me, would say that January 31st 2018 is a Blue Moon as it is the second Full…
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Hercules
The Constellation of Hercules Image credit : Torsten Bronger CC BY-SA3.0 Published in seasky.org The constellation of Hercules, named after the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles,…
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Adding Comets to Stellarium
Comets are often in our skies and can be hard to spot unless they brighten. Stellarium is a very useful tool to find out where and when to look for…
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Delta Cephei
Steve Baker wrote a very interesting piece about Delta Cephei in a recent newsletter. I have copied this here and added a bit more information about how to observe it.…
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Pegasus
In early Autumn the night sky is dominated by the constellation of Pegasus with the famous Square of Pegasus providing an easily identifiable landmark. Image credit : Torsten Bronger CC…
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All about the Aldershot Observatory
The observatory, a red circular brick building with a hemispherical dome, has stood for many years as a listed building in the centre of Aldershot army garrison, home to the…
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Laser Pointer Safety
Please note this article was written in 2012 and regulations may have changed so the following should not be treated as comprehensive or completely accurate. The authors are not experts…
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Collecting meteorites
Owning a piece of the early solar system Since joining the UK Meteor Monitoring Network Project my interest in meteors, their compositions and origins is growing. Whilst tucked up in…
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WebCam Imaging
WebCam Imaging MasterClass I’ve dabbled with webcam imaging before, but hitherto I’ve only achieved mediochre results – seeing perhaps a couple of cloud belts on Jupiter, some suggestion of a red spot, the…