May 21: Our Solar Neighbourhood
The Ten Parsec Survey, carried out by a consortium of European astronomers, compiled a list of all stars and brown dwarfs within a radius of 10 pc from the Sun, as observed by the Gaia spacecraft. Read More
Mar 19: Believe
To have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
Read MoreJan 23: Polar Aligning to the South Celestial Pole
The South Celestial Pole (SCP) is located in a region of stars which are on the borderline of dark sky visibility - fifth magnitude plus. Read More
Dec 11: Polar Aligning A Telescope For Astro-imaging
Accurate polar alignment of an equatorial mount to a Celestial Pole is essential for astro-imaging. Read More
Feb 12: Climate Change and the Bushfires
The role Climate Change played in the 2019-20 Bushfires Read More
Jan 8: Climate Change Arrival
Future generations will hold THIS generation responsible for not acting, if the climate really does turn against us. Read More
Oct 27: Are We Alone In A Hostile Universe?
Optimism or pessimism? Read More
Aug 9: The Impact of Time on Extra-terrestrial Civilisations
I don't "believe" in belief.
I don’t “believe” that there is intelligent life on other worlds.
I don’t “believe” that there is not either.
I do “believe” that we don’t know.
I do “believe” that we need to keep searching.
Nov 6: Equatorial Telescope Aligning
How to align a simple equatorial mounted telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. Read More
Mar 17: My Telescope
My current gear and set up Read More
Mar 17: Intergalactic Distance Scales
How far is it to the galaxies in our neighbourhood?
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Feb 18: Catching the Strikes
Feb 14: Solar Eclipse Countdown
The next total solar eclipse here in Sydney.
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Feb 9: New Purchase
Astronomy can be expensive!
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Jan 26: Astro-photography
The journey continues.....
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Sep 23: Catching Satellites
Imaging geo-synchronous orbit satellites.
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Sep 11: Astro Field of View
Determining the field of view of my astro-images
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Aug 27: Imaging the Planets
How I process my planet images.
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Jul 7: PoleMaster - 2
Instant success.
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Jul 4: The PoleMaster
A new device by QHY for polar aligning an equatorial mounted telescope.
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May 1: Meridian Star Trails
Star trails looking high in the North from the Southern Hemisphere, showing the meridian and the celestial equator.
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Apr 7: Nearly Famous
How to find the South Celestial Pole. Read More
Mar 18: LX-90 - Focusing
Bahtinov Mask
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Mar 14: Credible Evidence - Incredible Conclusion
Is there a god? Read More
Mar 4: LX-90 - How to Train the Drives
Perform this procedure on the Meade LX-90 telescope if experiencing any pointing accuracy problems. Read More
Feb 24: LX-90 Reset Menu Settings
To reset the LX90 AudioStar Controller, go to SETUP > RESET Read More
Feb 24: LX-90 Mode Menu
Feb 19: LX-90 - Image Motion
How to determine which direction to adjust the Meade LX-90 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
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Feb 19: LX-90 Polar Alignment
Procedures I adopted for using the Meade LX-90 in Equatorial mode.
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Feb 19: LX-90 - Faint Star Imaging.
How to overcome the difficulty of finding and imaging a faint object with the Meade LX-90 telescope.
Read MoreFeb 19: LX-90 - Calibrating the Sensors
How to refine the pointing accuracy of the Meade LX-90 telescope in the Southern Hemisphere.
Read MoreFeb 19: LX-90 - Alignment Issues
Feb 19: LX-90 - Routine Setup Checks
Recommended telescope setup checks for the Meade LX-90 telescope to ensure a pleasant evening.
Read MoreFeb 18: LX-90 - Operational Notes
A few tips on using some of the Meade LX-90 telescope features.
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Jan 30: A Fortunate Universe
A great book with an "Unfortunate Chapter".
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Jan 2: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 39
Recent planetary images.
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Dec 4: How to Setup a Go-to Telescope?
A question that Astronomical Society members often get asked.
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Sep 4: Ring Nebula
M57 in Lyra.
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