Celestron NexStar 8SE Goto Telescope. I bought this telescope second hand mid 2012. It was totally standard except for the Hyperion 18-24 mm zoom lens and the Dielectric 90° mirror.…
Hi all, Just thought I would write up the instructions for making a very sensitive jam jar magnetometer. The plans are based on instructions found on the internet, but it…
Hitting the bull's eye with a TelradHave you purchased your favourite astronomical magazine for this month yet? I am sure you are familiar with the vast amount of pages devoted…
Unlike its sister disciplines within astrophysics and planetary science, meteor astronomy has traditionally been the domain of the visual observer. Large databases of visual meteor observations, meticulously calibrated and compiled…
45 DEGREE AFOV TELESCOPE BINOCULARSHELICAL FOCUSERS WITH INTER-CHANGEABLE 1.25 EYEPIECES I received the above binoculars in April 2005 from John Burns of Strathspey Binoculars, Scotland, and he had delivered them…
REFLECTIONSo how long have you been into astronomy? Take a quiet minute and reflect back over your observing career. Do you remember the excitement of getting your first telescope? The…
Robert Cobain from Bangor runs an automatic meteor observing station from his house and has kindly taken the time to tell us of his observations and his setup. This is…
Meade Starfinder 16" F/4.5 Dobsonian RefurbishmentBefore refurbishment... After much thought on the refurbishment of my Dobsonian, I realised that I was wasting time considering different options instead of doing anything…
What better way to record your observations than with an EAAS red light pen? A black medium point biro pen coupled with a red LED light is the perfect accompaniment…
Anyone who owns a conventional achromatic refractor will be aware of the blue halo surrounding any white or bright object at high powers. Most people will know that this is…