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Adding Comets to Stellarium
Comets are often in our skies and can be hard to spot unless they brighten. Stellarium is a very useful tool to find out where and when to look for…
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Orion
Dominating the night sky in the winter months, the constellation of Orion is a favourite constellation for many people. It is an easy one to spot – just look for…
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Tribute to John Moore
It is with deep regret that we announce the sad news of the death of John Moore a member of Farnham AS. John joined our society over ten years ago…
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Collecting meteorites
Owning a piece of the early solar system Since joining the UK Meteor Monitoring Network Project my interest in meteors, their compositions and origins is growing. Whilst tucked up in…
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Taurus
The Constellation of Taurus Taurus is a very prominent constellation in the winter sky. Being one of the signs of the Zodiac it lies on the plane of the ecliptic with the…
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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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Hercules
The Constellation of Hercules Image credit : Torsten Bronger CC BY-SA3.0 Published in seasky.org The constellation of Hercules, named after the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles,…
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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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DSLR Camera set up
Camera set up for Wide Field Astrophotography with DSLR Equipment· Film or digital camera with manual mode and long exposure, preferably a DSLR· Tripod (can be any size)· Remote control…
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Viewing coloured nebulae
Why can’t I see fabulous coloured nebulae with my telescope? We are all used to seeing fabulous, colourful images from space, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope or from some of…