Advice

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Astronomy star catalogues: which to use and when

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How to use a planisphere

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Build a low-cost wooden tripod

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Cool as a camera

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Telescope stats explained

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Get to grips with Dobsonians

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Get to grips with altaz mounts

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Get to grips with equatorial mounts

The lights from towns and cities can blot out views of the night sky. Credit: iStock

A guide to dark sky classifications

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A guide to astronomy travel

The Orion constellation: differences in colour give a very subtle hint as to how stars can be vastly different. Credit: Zdeněk Bardon/ESO

A guide to stellar spectral classifications

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Build a clip-on finderscope illuminator

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Create a protective shield for your telescope pillar

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How to clean your observatory