With all the new telescopes that have arrived over Christmas, we will be holding another evening where you can bring your new scope for some help and advice of setting it up. We have also received a number of requests on how to set up an equatorial mount for visual observing as well as some users whose go-to mounts are not pointing to targets as well as they expect, so we’ll help them troubleshoot…
Article: Winter skies: cool, clear and sparkly
At this time of the year many of us do not enjoy the short days and cold weather. But, these winter months can bring clear winter night skies and plenty of fascinating sights for stargazers and is an ideal time to observe the cosmos. Longer nights provide more opportunity to spot the celestial wonders overhead. Colder temperatures means that the atmosphere is a little more steady which improves visibility and provides better conditions for…
7, December 2023: Trevarrian
The next meeting of Kernow Astronomers is on Thursday 7, December at Trevarrian Holiday Park. Gather at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Tonight, we will be giving you an introduction to imaging Deep Sky, Planetary and Lunar targets and explaining the different challenges involved in each discipline. Barry, Dean and Nick will be covering their respective topics, showing best practice to give you a practical kickstart into the world of imaging. Why not come…