Stargazing Basics Book Review

Posted on: July 27, 2010 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

Stargazing Basics is a book for the beginner, it mainly covers what to look for when purchasing basic astronomy equipment including binoculars or your first telescope. Stargazing Basics is divided into two main sections, the first describes the different types of telescopes you can buy and what to look for when purchasing binoculars. Every type

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ISS and Russian Supply Module

Posted on: July 4, 2010 /
Categories: ISS

Managed to get out and see the Russian supply module and the International Space Station travelling across the sky. I was amazed to see them both travelling in perfect alignment across the sky, but the supply module was well in front of the ISS, by a long way. This photo shows one line of the

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Astronomik OIII CCD Filter Review

Posted on: July 3, 2010 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

I have now moved over to collecting Astronomik filters, I did have a selection of both Baader and Astronomik filters. I have now settled on Astronomik filters for my narrowband filter set.  It’s important to always stick with the same brand of filters, as they should then all be parfocal. But don’t get me wrong I

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ISS Photograph with DSLR

Posted on: June 25, 2010 /
Categories: ISS

Two nights ago I had a go at videoing the ISS with my telescopes by manually moving them myself to get the ISS on the CCD chip, only trouble a couple of nights ago was that the ISS was not very bright and it was not visible for very long. So last night I decided

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How To Make a Digital Camera Solar Filter

Posted on: June 24, 2010 /
Categories: How To

After buying my A4 sheet of Baader solar filter paper I have been making all sorts of filters. The last of which has been a solar filter for my Canon 450D digital SLR camera, but my method of construction will work for any SLR camera, as its really simple. I started with a flower shaped

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Observing the Universe Book Review

Posted on: June 7, 2010 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

Observing the Universe, A Guide to Observational Astronomy and Planetary Science is a full colour astronomy book which has been compiled by a team of experts from The Open University. The book has been designed for students who are undertaking observational work in astronomy and planetary science, but is suitable for amateur astronomers. The book

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Solar Sunspots and Granulation

Posted on: June 3, 2010 /
Categories: The Sun

I managed to do a bit of imaging today as the Sun was out all day. I went and purchased a sheet of A4 Baader Solar Filter paper from Green Witch the other day, they were the cheapest place I could find, plus I got my SPA discount as well. It also gave me my

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Saturn Talk by Carolin Crawford

Posted on: May 16, 2010 /
Categories: General

I went to my local Ely Astro Club on Friday night, at the Ely Museum. I had heard Carolin talk before a couple of times at the Cambridge Institute of Astronomy and so I knew her talks are really good. Tonight the talk was about everything to do with the planet Saturn. Carolin started by talking

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UFO Lands on my Lawn

Posted on: May 1, 2010 /
Categories: General

I awoke on Sunday morning to find an unusual object on my lawn. A lot of people mistake these items in the sky for UFO. Of course they are chinese flying lanterns. It’s the first one I have ever seen close-up, let alone one at it’s end of life state. But I was impressed by how

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The Handbook of CCD Astronomy Book Review

Posted on: April 27, 2010 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

The Handbook of CCD Astronomy sounds a perfect title for an amateur to learn everything about how to use my Meade CCD camera with my telescope. Thing is, this is no book for the amateur astronomer, but really for the research astronomers, academics and professionals. The book begins by telling you everything about CCDs including

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