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Popular Astronomy Magazine - May-June 2013
See what's in the May-June 2013 edition of 'Popular Astronomy' magazine. Click the cover to find out.

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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 May 2013   - How low can you get?

Tue, 14 May 2013   - Giant solar flares appear

Tue, 30 Apr 2013   - Spot the difference – Chi Cyg at max


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