Resources - articles

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Astro-photography

• An Introduction to Astrophotography, by David Murton
• Tips for Simple Astrophotography, by David Murton

Athenaeum Observatory

• The Bury St Edmunds Athenaeum Observatory, by Martin P Mobberley and Kenneth J Goward

Notes for Observers

• About The Moon, by Richard Young
• An Introduction to The Moon, by Richard Young
• An introduction to The Sun, by Daniel Foulsham
• Comet facts, by Marian Shaw and June Snowdon
• Investigating the celestial sphere, by Philip Leigh
• Meteor facts, by Marian Shaw and June Snowdon
• Meteorite facts, by Marian Shaw and June Snowdon
• Meteoroids, meteorites and meteors, by Marian Shaw and June Snowdon
• The Asteroid Belt, by Richard Young
• Reflecting versus Refracting, by Richard Young
• Review of celestial targets for observers, July 2016, by Richard Young
• Review of celestial targets for observers, August 2016, by Richard Young
• Stellar Magnitudes, by Philip Leigh
• The 'Alt-Az' Mount, by Richard Young
• The Equatorial Mount, by Phil Leigh
• The life-cycle of stars, by Richard Young
• The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), by Mark Proctor
• The Solar System, by Richard Young
• The Stellarium Program, by Philip Leigh