Astronomy for beginners

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A Basic Guide to Telescope Mounts

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Things new stargazers should know

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Understanding optical aberrations

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Eyepieces: the basics

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How to observe the Moon

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10 common astronomy mistakes

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The value of binoculars

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Telescope stats explained

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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Piering into space

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A beginner’s guide to meteor showers

Telescope-reviews

Vodcast Episode 26 – Buying your first telescope

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Equatorial mounts: an astronomer’s guide

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Learn astronomy in 10 easy lessons