Starmen TV Programme on BBC4

Posted on: January 15, 2009 /
Categories: General

Did you see the “Starmen” programme on the BBC? What a great astronomy programme, so good I had to watch it twice. It was about us amateur astronomers and how important we are to keeping an eye on what is going on in the sky. I think my favourite part was actually seeing everyone’s astronomy kit, as

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The History of Spaceflight by David Bryant

Posted on: January 4, 2009 /
Categories: Cambridge Astronomy Association

On December 19th I attended the Cambridge Astronomy Association Christmas talk, which was entitled The History of Spaceflight by David Bryant. The CAA also laid on Christmas cake to have with our teas and coffees and we also had an annual competition/quiz where we had to guess what 15 strange objects were used for. I found these difficult to

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How To Use a Computerised Telescope Book Review

Posted on: December 10, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

How to Use a Computerised Telescope introduces topics which are common to all computerised telescopes, but the book mainly covers the Meade ETX, LX200 and Celestron Nexstar ranges. How to Use a Computerised Telescope begins by telling you about how the sky moves and how computerised telescopes track the stars in altazimuth and equatorial modes.

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Astronaut Loses Tool Bag on Space Station

Posted on: November 19, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy News

A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag after a grease gun inside it exploded, and helplessly watched as it floated away with everything inside. It was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker, and occurred during an unprecedented attempt to clean and lube a gummed-up joint on

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Telescope Portable Battery

Posted on: November 13, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy Gifts

If you ever want to use your GoTo telescope on location then you’ll need a 12v power source. Maplin have their Portable Jump Start and Air Compressor on offer until the end of December 2008 for just £19.99 – perfect for powering your telescope. The perfect gift for the astronomer in your family, plus it

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Sky at Night Magazine Subscription

Posted on: November 7, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy Gifts

Get someone you love, preferably an astronomer, a subscription to Sky at Night magazine. The magazine comes with a CD packed full of interactive goodies every month as well as a magazine which includes astronomy news, how to’s, in-depth articles and my favourite – astronomy adverts! The cheapest place to buy a subscription online is with Magazine

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AstroBlast Day 2008

Posted on: November 5, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy News

On Sunday I travelled to Bedford for my first ever Astroblast. I got to Bedford School just in time to attend Nik Szymanek’s workshop talk on the basics of CCD imaging. I have attended a couple of Nik’s talks and at last this time he went a little further into how he gets his results, by

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Green Laser Pointer Review

Posted on: October 31, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy Gifts

I attended my first Star Party the other week and both the hosts of the party used green laser pointers to point out which celestial objects we were actually looking at through the telescopes and on the large projection screen. The green laser pointers were amazing and the beam of light went all the way through

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Buy Astronaut Food Here

Posted on: October 29, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy Gifts

Looking for an unusal gift for someone? How about Astronaut Food? You can get Strawberries and Neopolitan Ice Cream. Now you can eat the same food Nasa Astronauts eat on space missions. The foil sachets contain freeze dried strawberries or ice cream which last almost indefinitely, making them suitable for long space flights. As they are

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