Astro-Guides

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Dobsonians are one of the more popular and fun visual telescope to use telescope.  With a bit of practice they can be setup in under 5 minutes.  In this guide we will cover the key steps to get you observing the night sky

Setting up a telescope for deep sky astrophotography is very different to setting up a telescope for visual astronomy.  In this guide I talk through the key process

Our own Solar System contains some the most beautiful objects in the night sky.  Photographing them is more tricky that it appears and requires a great deal of "luck"

Exoplanet research is one of the most exciting fields in modern Astrophysics.  And - provided you have a telescope, camera and a mount - it is now possible to contribute to this area from your back garden

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How to calibrate and process astrophotos

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Yes, it's possible for amateurs to image distant galaxies millions of light years away.  Even from a light polluted back garden!

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Nebulas form some of the most beautiful structures in our galaxy.  However, they are often very faint are require very careful processing to reveal their details 

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Spectroscopy offers astronomers the opportunity to understand the underlying properties of distant objects