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    Mary McIntyre astronomy

    Mary McIntyre

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    Mary McIntyre is an outreach astronomer and teacher of astrophotography based in Oxfordshire, UK.

    Recent articles by Mary McIntyre

    Eratosthenes crater Mainak Chakraborty, Baruipur, Kolkata, India, 4 October 2021 Equipment: ZWO ASI290MM camera, Explore Scientific 10-inch Truss Dobsonian
    Skills

    How to measure craters on the Moon

    Complete our science project to make a 3D model showing the nearest stars to the Solar System. Credit: Mary McIntyre
    Astronomy DIY

    Make a 3D model of our nearest stars

    How to make a scale model of the Solar System
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    DIY Astronomy Make a Solar System model

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    How to make a model of the Milky Way Galaxy for a school or home science project. Credit: Mary McIntyre
    Astronomy DIY

    DIY Astronomy Make a Milky Way model

    Prevent your camera lens from fogging up by making your own dew heater. Credit: Mary McIntyre.
    Astronomy DIY

    DIY Astronomy Make a camera lens dew heater

    Create a model solar and lunar eclipse for a school science project. Credit: Mary McIntrye
    Astronomy DIY

    How to make an eclipse model

    How to make a mobile Solar System for a child's bedroom. Step 7
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    Make a Solar System mobile for kids

    How make a model of a comet. Credit: Mary McIntyre
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    DIY Astronomy Make a model of a comet

    Raspberry pi meteor detector. Credit: Mary McIntyre
    Astronomy DIY

    Set up a Raspberry Pi meteor detector

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    Kemble's Cascade asterism in Camelopardalis. Credit: Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images
    Skills

    An astronomer’s tour of autumn and winter targets

    A Venus Moon captured on 26 February 2014. Credit: Mary McIntyre
    Skills

    20 night-sky objects to observe in 2020

    The final edited image of the solar prominence is altogether cleaner, sharper and shows more fine detail. Credit: Mary McIntyre
    Astrophotography guides

    Image processing Use Focus Magic to sharpen your images of the Sun

    A section of Mary's Milky Way mosaic. Credit: Mary McIntyre
    Astrophotography guides

    Astrophotography guide Create a Milky Way mosaic

    Left: Mary's starting image of the Moon, taken with a Canon EOS 1100D DSLR through an 8-inch Ritchey-Chrétien with focal-reducer. Right: Mary's final edited shot, showing much greater distinction between the lunar highlands and maria. Credit: Mary McIntyre.
    Astrophotography guides

    Remove noise from your astrophotos of the Moon

    How to tweak your star trail images
    Astrophotography

    How to fine tune star trail images

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