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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Aug 19: NASA Corrupted the Data
Changing my mind on climate change. Read More
Aug 12: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 37
The Solar System at work! Read More
Aug 3: Greenhouse Gases: Too Little and Too Late
The trend continues unabated. Read More
Jun 12: Astrophotography With A Reducer - 4
Mission accomplished. Read More
Jun 2: Astrophotography With A Reducer - 3
Another step forward - I think!
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May 22: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 36
Shooting the Sun. Read More
May 20: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 35
Sky Watcher Star Adventurer.
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May 2: Astrophotography With A Reducer - 2
Fixed one problem. Now there's another.........
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Apr 23: Astrophotography With A Reducer - 1
How to use a focal reducer on a Meade LX-90.
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Apr 17: Global Mean Temperature: 2015
Change in global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures. Read More
Mar 28: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 34
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse.
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Feb 24: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 33
A stunning high magnitude flare from an Iridium satellite. Read More
Jan 18: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 32
Lunar imaging.
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Jan 1: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 31
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer - 2
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Dec 6: Published!
It's always nice to see one of my images published. Read More
Nov 14: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 30
The Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Celestrial Tracker, for DSLR Cameras. Read More
Nov 10: Angular Deviation
Between Magnetic South and True South
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Jun 21: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 29
Lunar conjunction with Venus and Jupiter.
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Jun 12: The Wheely Solution
May 18: Astrophotography Without a Telescope - 28
Comet Hunting.
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