May Monthly Meeting – May 2 – Amateur Astronomy: Where to Begin?
Join us on Thursday May 2 at 8pm for our next club monthly meeting (members of the general public welcome)! This month’s presentation is for all levels of ability, but…
Category: Beginners
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Astronomy
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…
It Was “Worth the Drive to Acton”: Girl Guides’ Astronomy Lesson by Ed Mizzi
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…
A Newbie takes their first Saturn photos
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,…
Bass-ackwards Tips to Better Astrophotography
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…
Astrophotography with a Camera and Tripod
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…
Advice for Beginners – Purchasing Equipment
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…
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Astronomy
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…
It Was “Worth the Drive to Acton”: Girl Guides’ Astronomy Lesson by Ed Mizzi
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…
A Newbie takes their first Saturn photos
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,…
Bass-ackwards Tips to Better Astrophotography
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…
Astrophotography with a Camera and Tripod
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…
Advice for Beginners – Purchasing Equipment
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…
