Astronomy Articles

This page lists the various articles (as opposed to news) pages on the Night Sky Observer website.

• Binocular Tours: A Crawl Around The Crab - Explore the constellation of Cancer with binoculars

• Astronomy eBooks on Amazon Kindle - Carry around a number of astronomy books in electronic format

• Building Your Own Observatory - Cut down equipment set up times by building your own observatory

• Choosing a Telescope - What to consider and look for when buying a telescope

• Coronado SolarMax 90 Review - Taking a look at one of Coronado's Solar Telescope options

• Darkness Over Africa - Remembering the 2001 Solar Eclipse

• Drift Method of Polar Alignment - How to accurately polar-align your telescope

• Equipment for the Amateur Astronomer - Some basic equipment for the amateur astronomer

• Forgotten Astronomers - Early astronomers who don't often get a mention

• Google Earth Explore, Search and Discover - A look at Google Earth

• Google Sky - A look at Google's new online planetarium

• In The Shadow Of The Moon Review - In this outstanding DVD, the surviving astronauts talk about what going to the moon meant personally to them

• "Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer" Book Review - A book that looks at the life of Isaac Newton and his non-astronomical interests like alchemy and religion talk about what going to the moon meant personally to them

• Lunar Explorer Review - Software that renders the exact physics and topology of the moon in a 3D game letting players drive over the lunar surface.

• LunarPhase Pro Review - A close look at the LunarPhase Pro Moon software package

• Meade ETX 90 Review - A review of the Meade ETX 90 telescope

• Meade LX200R 10-inch Telescope Review - A review of the Meade LX200R Catadioptric telescope

• Meade MYsky Personal Planetarium - A review of the portable Meade MYsky Planetarium

• Noctilucent Clouds - When and how to spot high-altitude clouds after sunset in the Summer months

• Outback Observing - An account of what it's like to observe from south of the equator

• Recommended Astronomy DVDs - Documentaries and movies amateur astronomers should have in their collections

• SLOOH Robotic Telescope - SLOOH is a robotic telescope in the Canary Islands that amateur astronomers can use

• Spaceport New Mexico and the X-Prize Cup - The rise and possibilites of private space enterprises and space tourism

• Star Trek Movie - Amateur astronomers tend to be Trek fans. These are my thoughts on the new Star Trek XI movie

• The Moon and Sixpence - Trying to identify an unusual feature on the Moon

• The Scientific Case for Human Spaceflight - Why humans should go into space rather than leaving everything to the robots

• Tips for Enjoying the Night Sky

• What To Know When Buying Binoculars - Advice on what binoculars to buy

• Worldwide Telescope - Taking a look at Microsoft's new online large-telescope emulator