In another post I discussed Andromeda’s Parachute – a quadruple lensed quasar. From the post we found that the coordinates are RA 01:47:09 and Declination is 46:30:37. So now you know where it is...
Category: Astronomy Beginner
Converting Redshift to Distance
When researching an object to observe, or when you want to find out more about an object, there’s often a Wikipedia page about it which gives you a lot of good information about it....
Understanding Simbad
I mentioned Simbad just once in my book, Remote Astrophotography Using Slooh.com (which you can download for free here). But what is Simbad and how can you use it? What Is Simbad? Simbad is...
What’s With All The Catalogs – Is There Anything Left To Discover?
As a beginner in astronomy, I was taken aback by all the catalogs I came across. It turns out that just about everything you can see in the sky is in some catalog. There’s...
How Much Do You Have To Spend To Get A Great Astro Image?
As a beginner in astronomy, the top two questions you’ll get asked are, “What do you want to observe?” and “How much do you have to spend?”. The fact is that many of the...
Basic Astronomy Isn’t That Hard….But….
There are a lot of articles and videos for beginning astronomy that explain the basics of astronomy. Those articles and videos list a whole slew of things you need to know like the celestial...
Not Sure Which Telescope To Buy?
You’re interested in the night sky and have seen some amazing photos online. Now you want to get right into the hobby of astronomy and have decided to get your own telescope, but the...
Astronomy Beginner’s Book
Astronomy is the study of the stars, planets, galaxies, comets, asteroids and so much more. It’s a vast topic that’s easily accessible because all you really need to get started is your curiosity and...
