The Art of Astrophotography Book Review

Posted on: August 20, 2019 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

Not another astrophotography book I hear you say, now it seems that observational astronomy it dwindling and now everyone wants to image. Why wouldn’t you though, it nice to share pretty pictures. Imaging equipment can cost a lot of money though, but there are some reasonably priced high frame rate cameras on the market now.

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Astronomy of the Milky Way Book Review

Posted on: June 4, 2019 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

The Observer’s Guide to the Southern Sky This is the second edition of Astronomy of the Milky Way by Mike Inglis. This second edition has been updated with new science that has been found out about the objects in the book. This version of the book also benefits from a larger format with re-drawn maps

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Unveiling Galaxies by Jean Rene Roy Book Review

Posted on: April 30, 2019 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

The Role of images in astronomical discovery Unveiling Galaxies is split into three parts. Images and the Cosmos, Images as Galaxy Discovery Engines and Organising the World of Galaxies. This book charts the history of the understanding of galaxies through the use of images that have been taken over time. These images became investigative tools

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Inside PixInsight Book Review

Posted on: May 30, 2018 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

There have been numerous YouTube videos, articles and DVDs on PixInsight, but it’s good to see a thorough PixInsight book written on the subject with lots of helpful screenshots. I have reviewed and used many astrophotography processing books on the subjects of various techniques from planetary imaging to deep sky imaging. One of notes include

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Finding a Million Star Hotel Book Review

Posted on: April 23, 2018 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

Finding a million star hotel – An Astro-Tourist’s Guide to Dark Sky Places written by Bob Mizon. The main body of the book is about various locations from which to stargaze around the world. This section is broken down into the US, England, Europe and the odd country outside Europe like Iceland. Each location has

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Building a Roll-Off Roof or Dome Observatory Book Review

Posted on: March 14, 2018 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

This the second edition of the popular Guide to designing and building your own Roll-Off Roof or Dome Observatory. There comes a time when it becomes tiresome having to set up telescopes cameras cables and computers each night, a lot of the observing time is lost Polar aligning and setting up. If you are fortunate

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Your Guide to the 2017 Solar Eclipse Book Review

Posted on: February 26, 2018 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

If were planning to go to America to see the 2017 Solar Eclipse or you went, then this was the solar eclipse book for you, if not it is still a very good read. There are 25 chapters of detailed information about the Sun and how to observe it safely followed by detailed explanations of

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Deep Sky Observing Second Edition Book Review

Posted on: January 22, 2018 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

Deep Sky Observing – Second Edition The author Steven R Coe has years of astronomy observing and knows all the pitfalls of not preparing for a night of observing. This means there are tonnes of practical advice in this Deep Sky Observing book. Deep Sky Observing begins with some introductory chapters about who this book

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The NexStar Evolution and SkyPortal Users Guide

Posted on: December 6, 2017 /
Categories: General

The NexStar Evolution is a type of telescope made by Celetstron and the SkyPortal is a Wi-Fi control that allows the user to align and operate the telescope mount from a tablet or smart phone. The book begins by looking back at the early digital telescope controllers including the Vixen Sky Sensor and the LX200

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