‘The Life & work of William and Caroline Herschel’
A talk by Dr. Mark Whalley originally given to the society on 08 July 2024. A video of the ‘Zoom’ recording can be viewed below.
Resources
An Introduction to Astrophotography
Presentation held at the West Didsbury Astronomical Society (WDAS) astrophotography workshop on Monday, 25 March 2024. Chapters 0:00:00 Introduction & History 0:08:23 Afocal 0:17:32 Prime […]
‘The Solarcan’ by Phil Brocklebank
Please click here or scroll through the link below for more information on this fascinating and rewarding type of astrophotography by Phil Brocklebank. ‘Solarcans’ and […]
Photographic resources
by Andrew Huggett Following the first astrophotography ‘Zoom’ workshop of Monday, 25 January 2021. This page was added to the website as a central point […]
The Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is)
The Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), contacted us recently – they are a UK-based international membership organisation promoting research and education into interstellar exploration. The […]
Tales from the Eyepiece: ‘Magic with Mirrors!’
by Jason Woolley I’m used to having unconventional days at work but had no idea that on this particular Tuesday I would be roaring down […]
A brief guide to optical instruments for beginners
by Jason Woolley 1. Binoculars Don’t ignore the humble binoculars – they’re often better than the cheaper types of telescopes. 8×50 or 10x50s are probably […]
Computer software for Astronomy
by Kevin Weatherilt Following the Annual Quiz, I had a few minutes to demonstrate some Astronomy Software that I use on the computer. The first […]