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Popular Astronomy Magazine - January–February 2012

See what's in the January–February 2012 edition of 'Popular Astronomy' magazine. Click the cover to find out.

Help and Advice

Here's a selection of some very useful articles previously published in Popular Astronomy. You can read many more articles like these by joining the SPA!

Telescope Topics by Ian Morison:

Star Testing Your Telescope (300 kb PDF)

Choosing an Eyepiece (200 kb PDF)

Aligning an Equatorial Mount (350 kb PDF)

Starting Astrophotography with a Digital Camera (400 kb PDF)

Other articles of interest:

Giving long exposures on a digital camera

Photographing star trails

Viewing the ISS (and other satellites)

Choosing a Telescope

Starting to Use Your Telescope

Imaging with a DSLR through the telescope

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 - Take a gander at Comet Garradd

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 - Latest meeting videos available

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 - More northern lights possible

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