As a beginning observer, once you find a object – a particular double star, a compelling open cluster, a nebula, or even a galaxy – you will want to come back to it. This is in fact a great way to hone your observing skills, and to really get a feeling for how the sky […]
Billie’s blog – Meandering Through Cetus
This post is for those with a little bit of observing experience and a small to medium sized telescope although some of the objects here are really good binocular objects. With all the big baubles of the night sky getting all the attention at this time of year, consider taking an evening touring the constellation […]
Billie’s Blog – Magnitude
Magnitude – N. A reference to the brightness of an object in the night sky. 2,300 years ago when the Greeks looked up in the night sky, they described the brightest stars they saw as First magnitude. The faintest stars they could make out they described as Sixth magnitude. The rest fell somewhere in between. […]
Why You Need a Sky Atlas
A New Telescope This Christmas? During the Christmas season we are often asked our opinion about the best beginner telescopes for a Christmas gift. There are a great many good quality telescopes on the market now at reasonable prices so it is not too difficult to get a reasonably capable instrument. In truth, however, there […]
How To Make a Pinhole Solar Viewer
If you are just getting up to speed on the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in the United States it may be too late to find safe, certified Eclipse Glasses in your area. Don’t despair, there are other ways to view the event. This is one of them. A Pinhole Solar Viewer is a simple to […]
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