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Telescope Types
As simple as telescopes look from the outside, once you start looking into purchasing one, they become very quickly very complicated. Understanding specifications like aperture, focal length, f/ratio, and others are vital in choosing one. But let me start by laying out the different types of telescope designs and their advantages and disadvantages. But let…
Telescope Mounts
Besides choosing what telescope to purchase, choosing the right telescope mount to go with it is probably at least as important as the telescope itself. Additionally, telescope mounts are most likely the most expensive component of your setups. So choosing the right telescope mount is important, as you do not want to get it wrong….
BEST ADVICE EVER: Join a club
Sure you can discover astronomy all on your own. But it will be a tough journey and you will probable make some unfortunate purchases whilst collecting your gear. The best advice I could give you is to go get other people’s advice ! I started off myself joining a number of online forums and now…
M57 – Ring Nebula
Summer Triangle Find Vega Find Lyra
Moon
First image using my Skymax 127 and a ZWO ASI120MC-S camera Trying out my Canon 700D First Image using a mobile phone
Jupiter
Image Details Image Taken: Seignosse, France, July 2020Telescope: Skymax 127Camera: ZWO ASI120MC-SFilters: none
M101 – Pinwheel Galaxy
How to star hop herePopular ObjectsMoving on toBig Dipper
Big Dipper
The Big Dipper, also known as the Plough in the UK, is actually not a constellation. It is an asterism, a popularly-known pattern or a group of stars in the night sky. It forms the core of the Ursa Major constellation. Just like its parent constellation, the Big Dipper is mostly known for its numerous…
Light Pollution
I took a 2 week holiday a long time ago, to learn sailing small catamarans with the french ‘Les Glenans’ sailing school. They have sites all over the world. You can learn there to sail any boat from small dinghies to big yachts. I took my catamaran classes on the archipelago after which the…