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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Astronomy

June 23, 2018 June 23, 2018Beginners Beginners 0

We frequently hear from visitors to this site about the articles we provide, and sometimes they submit articles of their own.  It was really great for us to hear from…

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It Was “Worth the Drive to Acton”: Girl Guides’ Astronomy Lesson    by Ed Mizzi

March 25, 2016 March 25, 2016Beginners, Cubs and Guides, Outreach, Recap Cubs and Guides, Outreach 0

I regularly visit both Elementary and Secondary schools with my astronomy presentations. One of the schools is called Christ the King Secondary School and it is in Georgetown. Well, it…

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A Newbie takes their first Saturn photos

December 18, 2015 December 20, 2015Astrophotography, Beginners, Planets, Saturn Saturn 1

  by Jeff Booth It’s not true, you know. The planets aren’t necessarily “out there” … millions of kilometres away. Beyond your reach. They can be as close as … well,…

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Bass-ackwards Tips to Better Astrophotography

December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015Astrophotography, Beginners astrophotography, Beginners 0

By Gary Colwell Does astrophotography scare the livin’ daylights out of you?…Confused over things like/…T-Point”….plate solve?.. dynamic range?????…..well.. For me…T pointing is going to the grocery store and pointing at…

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Astrophotography with a Camera and Tripod

December 11, 2015 December 12, 2015Beginners astrophotography, Beginners, images

Before you go out and spend a small fortune on telescopes, mounts, guiders, cameras, software and computers…consider the simple method of a simple camera and tripod.  In the next few…

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Advice for Beginners – Purchasing Equipment

November 29, 2015 November 29, 2015Beginners, RASC Beginners, Binoculars, Telescope

The Calgary Centre of the RASC has produced 3 great articles about the purchasing equipment for the purpose of looking at the stars.  These tips are great for the beginner…

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