Philip’s Deep Sky Observer’s Guide Review

Posted on: July 15, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

Deep Sky Observer’s Guide is an astronomy pocket book by Philip’s covering all of the major deep sky targets. The book begins with an introduction to the astronomy area of deep sky objects, and an introduction to the basics of sky watching and the sorts of equipment that can be used, including binoculars and various

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Imaging Jupiter via Webcam

Posted on: July 2, 2008 /
Categories: Planets

This has been the first time I have imaged Jupiter with my Meade LX200 telescope, as last year when Jupiter was visible I had my Meade Bressier telescope. Jupiter is not at a great location at the moment, as it is situated quite low in the sky, so atmospheric turbulence is a problem.  Also at

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My Whipple Museum Visit

Posted on: June 19, 2008 /
Categories: General

Whilst having a day off in Cambridge I decided to visit the Whipple Museum. It took a few minutes to find the entrance behind a wooden door from the street and then up a flight of stairs, but it’s worth hunting the museum down, admission is free. The Whipple Museum opens up Monday – Friday

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Purchased a Meade DSI Pro II

Posted on: June 13, 2008 /
Categories: Equipment Reviews

I managed to sell my Meade DSI Pro I on eBay, I then purchased a Meade DSI Pro II from Telescope House over the final May Bank Holiday weekend when they gave me an extra 10% off the retail price.  Though I thought the price for the DSI Pro II was already a good price

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Sun Observer’s Guide Book Review

Posted on: June 5, 2008 /
Categories: Astronomy Books

The Philip’s Sun Observer’s Guide is written by Pam Spence and is one of Philip’s pocket type astronomy books. This is the first solar book I have read, I am interested in solar observation as I it allows me to use my telescope in the day as well as just at night.  The book first

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Introduction to Astronomy – Week 6

Posted on: May 31, 2008 /
Categories: Cambridge Astronomy Association

This was the final Wednesday night on the Introduction to Astronomy course and a bit of a shame it was all over. This week we had a talk by Roderick Willstrop entitled “History of the Telescope”. Roderick took us through 400 years of the main developments of Telescopes and the major telescopes that have been

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Introduction to Astronomy – Week 5

Posted on: May 26, 2008 /
Categories: Cambridge Astronomy Association

This week we had a talk by Lindsay King entitled “Galaxies – The Universes Building Blocks”. This week Lindsay went beyond the local group of galaxies and looked at different types of galaxies and clusters of galaxies. She then also looked back in time to the youngest galaxies at the limits of observation and showed

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CAA Talk – Gamma-ray Bursts

Posted on: May 22, 2008 /
Categories: Cambridge Astronomy Association

The monthly Cambridge Astronomy Association talk was entitled “Gamma-ray bursts at probes of the distant Universe” by Professor Nial Tanvir. Nial gained his PhD on the extragalactic distance scale at the University of Durham in 1992, and then came to the Institute of Astronomy where he was a postdoc. He became a lecturer at the

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Introduction to Astronomy – Week 4

Posted on: May 19, 2008 /
Categories: Cambridge Astronomy Association

Week 4 of the Introduction to Astronomy course at the IOA in Cambridge saw us having a talk from Carolin Crawford entitled “The Stars, Gas and Dust of the Milky Way”. Carolin’s talk was one of the most interesting and complicated that we have had so far on the course.  Carolin’s talk really centered around the

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Meade DSI Pro Mono Sold

Posted on: May 17, 2008 /
Categories: General

I had my Meade DSI (Deep Sky Imager) up for sale. It was the DSI Mono Pro I edition. It was complete and boxed as new. I listed it on eBay for £225 or Best Offer, and got £200 for it, although eBay and PayPal took about £15 in fees for it. It was a great imager

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