Astronomy for beginners

Summer camping trips can be a great time to spot some meteors under dark, rural skies. Credit: iStock

A beginner’s guide to meteor showers

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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

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This Hubble image shows gravitational lensing in action as the light from a distant quasar is bent and multiplied by the gravity of a cluster of galaxies in front of it.

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Where to Study the Night Sky

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Running a street stargazing session

The Orion Nebula is just one of the objects you can capture with a simple DSLR. Credit: Will Gater

Astrophotography

10 simple tips for budding astro imagers

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6 top tips for observing the Perseid meteor shower

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Buying your first telescope

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A beginners’ guide to solar observing

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Star parties for beginners

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How to master the art of averted vision

Imaging deep-sky objects, like the globular cluster M13, captures the beauty of distant space. Image credit: NASA/JPL

Astrophoto guides

Introducing deep-sky astrophotography

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Star-hopping guide: find your way around the skies