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The “Distance Ladder”
Measuring Distances – the “Distance Ladder” A question we are often asked when we display the wonderful images taken by our members is ‘how far is away is that galaxy”.…
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Delta Cephei
Steve Baker wrote a very interesting piece about Delta Cephei in a recent newsletter. I have copied this here and added a bit more information about how to observe it.…
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WebCam Imaging
WebCam Imaging MasterClass I’ve dabbled with webcam imaging before, but hitherto I’ve only achieved mediochre results – seeing perhaps a couple of cloud belts on Jupiter, some suggestion of a red spot, the…
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Star charts
Getting to grips with star charts: by a novice for novices Venus and Jupiter are unmissable and unforgettable sights in the night sky when they are in the right part…
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Summer Observing
The long Summer evenings don’t necessarily mean that observing and imaging are out of the question. The Moon is still an easy and sometimes overlooked target and yet our natural satellite is…
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Teaching resources and practical exercises
Farnham Astronomical Society has compiled a set of practical exercises to raise awareness and interest in Astronomy, the night sky and topical issues such as light pollution. These resources aim…
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All about the Aldershot Observatory
The observatory, a red circular brick building with a hemispherical dome, has stood for many years as a listed building in the centre of Aldershot army garrison, home to the…
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Could aliens discover Earth ?
In July 2015, NASA announced that its Kepler space telescope had discovered an Earth-like exoplanet, Kepler 452b; Earth-like because it was in the habitable zone around its star, not too…
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Fireball class meteor photographed over Surrey
IAbout 9.30 on Saturday 3 March 2012 I went oout to try and capture an image of comet Garradd with my DSLR. At mag 6.8 it is in range of…
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Pegasus
In early Autumn the night sky is dominated by the constellation of Pegasus with the famous Square of Pegasus providing an easily identifiable landmark. Image credit : Torsten Bronger CC…