AstroPioneer

Not every thing in the night sky even though it's up there and visible is easy to see this can be due to various different things but in this case it's due to dust and the Galaxy being in the way. If the dust wasn't obscuring the galaxy it would be one of the brightest objects in  the night sky.

A few nights ago, I witnessed a train of Starlink satellites moving across the sky. I was quick to grab my camera and record them, but unfortunately, the footage turned out shaky due to the lack of a tripod. This experience motivated me to capture them again, but this time with better equipment. I find that the starlink sattelite trains, while many do complain about them are the most spectacular satellites found in the night sky.

I was in the South Downs, a dark sky site, looking at the night sky and I thought it was a great opportunity to explain how easy it is to find Polaris.

Several nights ago, I tried to see the Perseid Meteor Shower in Charmouth, an idyllic south coast town, but the weather wasn't cooperating. I was also using my DSLR to try and capture some of the fainter meteors. I, however, noticed an unusual object when I was going through the photos later on that I wasn't sure how to identify, so in this article I'll share what I did to identify that object, and maybe this will help you identify objects in the night sky as well that you are unsure about.

A question that comes up quite a lot and that is how to get the most out of your telescope I have come up with 10 tips that can help you get more from your telescope.

Landscape photography of the night sky is the most straightforward type of astrophotography. In this article I am going to explain how to get started in it. In recent years, advances in mobile phone technology have made astrophotography increasingly accessible to the amateur.

In this article I would like to talk about one of the simplest forms of astrophotography but also one of the most beautiful, star trails.

In this article I am going to discuss the collimation of SCT's this is a worry for a lot of people, but in fact it is quite simple and even more important that an aligned finderscope or clean eyepieces . 

This article will show you how to turn any telescope, pair of binoculars, or camera into a solar telescope by using solar safety film. Solar safety film can be added to the front of any optical instrument and you can buy it as a plain sheet of solar safety film . You can then cut it to the size you want and mount it on the front. Before using any solar film, you should always check that it does not have any holes. To do so, you need to hold the film up to a source of light to make sure no light is shining through. You can then attach it to your telescope or binoculars, remember if you attach it to binoculars to cover both objective lenses. Do remember to securely attach the filters so they do not fall off accidentally. Once on there you can look through there with a camera or your own eyes and you will be able to see the sun. Another important safety step is that before doing any solar observing is to make sure you cover up the finderscopes or other optical equipment that you are not a...

While you should not clean your lenses too often as many lenses are coated in special substances. Keeping your eyepieces clean is just as important as  aligning your finderscope  or collimating your telescope .  The reason your eyepieces get dirty is because the eyepieces regularly comes into contact your face and eye lashes, causing grease to build up on the lens, which can cause your views to be affected.

A finderscope really helps you find your astronomical target by showing you a wider field of view of the night sky of where your telescope is currently pointing. However, for the finderscope to be useful it must be aligned with your main telescope.