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"But I can't draw!"It's a complaint many an art teacher is all too familiar with. Perhaps you had the same thought upon discovering that our topic this month is astronomical sketching. Sketching at the eyepiece isn't as hard as you might think, as long as you don't rush. Besides a telescope and eyepieces, you'll need a clipboard, a sheet of paper with a circle on it to represent the field of view,...
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June 2012: For those of us clouded out in 2004, it’s our last chance to witness a Venus transit.
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Glenn Chaple //
Published: April 23, 2012 |
May 2012:
Alula Australis, Mizar, and five other pairs offer great sights for double-star aficionados. By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: March 26, 2012 |
April 2012:
April 28 is a great day for a public star party.
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: February 27, 2012 |
March 2012: Which is the greater challenge, the Messier Marathon or the Boston Marathon?
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: January 23, 2012 |
February 2012: Winter nights may be longer, but you won't get in any quality observing unless you prepare for the cold.
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: December 27, 2011 |
January 2012: The Astronomy Foundation brings the cosmos to the masses.
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: November 28, 2011 |
December 2011: There is no one correct soundtrack for a night under the stars.
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: October 24, 2011 |
November 2011:
You don't need expensive equipment to shoot the Moon.
Published: September 26, 2011 |
October 2011: Its founders would be amazed to see what has become of the variable star organization they created.
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: August 29, 2011 |
September 2011:
Members of the celestial Swan are under scrutiny this October.
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: July 25, 2011 |
August 2011: A secluded spot in the sky causes many to overlook a second great globular in Hercules.
By
Glenn Chaple //
Published: June 27, 2011 |
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