Skills

How to plan a road trip to the 2024 eclipse

Total solar eclipse 2024: how to see it

Luke Hayes captured this shot of the Perseid meteor shower from the Dengie peninsula in Essex. Luke used a Canon EOS 5D DSLR camera with a Canon 8-15mm lens. Image Credit: Luke Hayes

Astrophotography

How to photograph the Perseid meteor shower

Noctilucent Clouds

Star Map Shorts: Noctilucent Clouds

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Equatorial mounts: an astronomer’s guide

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How to get into astronomy in 10 easy lessons

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Astrophotography

Astrophotography With A Smartphone: Zoom Lenses

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How to build a tabletop tracking mount

An Orionid meteor recorded by the NASA All Sky Fireball Network station on top of Mount Lemmon, Arizona, US on 13 October 2015. Credit: NASA

How to spot an Orionid meteor.

Solar observing can be very rewarding, providing it's done safely.

The benefits of solar observing

A good way of testing and enhancing the keenness of your eyes is by observing double stars. Credit: Ninian Boyle

How to sharpen your eyesight for astronomy

Michael Rosinski captured a Perseid display near his home in Michigan, USA, last year. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera and 11-16mm lens. Credit: M. Rosinski

How to spot a Perseid meteor

Final Result 1hr star trails 9th Oct 15

How to create time-lapse star trails

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Southern hemisphere cheat sheet

Wrap up warm for your observing session. Long spells of inactivity can cause your temperature to drop, even on warm evenings.

How to keep warm when observing

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How to observe variable stars