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ZWO Seestar S30 all-in-one smart telescope review
Discover why we've given the ZWO Seestar S30 smart telescope nearly top marks in our latest smart telescope review.
I spent a year with the $550 smart telescope that's shaking up the astrophotography world – and this is what it’s capable of
The ZWO Seestar S50 is one of a cluster of these automated marvels that have arrived in the past few years. Like the others, ...
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Flow Visualization With Schlieren Photography
The word “Schlieren” is German, and translates roughly to “streaks”. What is streaky photography, and why might you want to use it in a project? And where did this funny term come ...
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Michael’s Miscellany: Celebrating David Fabricius
Fabricius noted the brightness of Mira on August 3, 1596. But when he observed it on the 21st of that month, it was a ...
‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters
Extreme weather means wildfires and flooding are becoming more likely, posing a risk to urban areas around the world ...
Astronomy4d
Michael’s Miscellany: Celebrating David Fabricius
Obviously, the first method is safe, and the last one is not. Today, we use approved solar filters that fit on the front end of our telescopes. That’s what I used on my 3-inch refractor the ...
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‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters
The Penteli site, which forms part of the NOA and is home to the historic Newall refractor telescope ... “it was the first time [a blaze] was so close to the city”. Some content could not ...