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Month: December 2023

Equipment

Reviewed: Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI

18 December 2023 Astronomy Now

Sky-Watcher’s range of star trackers, called Star Adventurer, have been popular. The original Star Adventurer was released in 2014, running off an external 5V supply or four AA batteries, motorised and guiding in RA only.

Equipment

Celestron StarSense Explorer 254mm Dobsonian

6 December 2023 Steve Kelly

Ade Ashford evaluates the first Dobsonian telescope to use your smartphone for real-time star alignment and object location. How does it work? Brilliantly!

Observing

Ignite Auriga’s Flaming Star Nebula 

4 December 2023 Steve Kelly

IC 405, the colourful Flaming Star Nebula, is a prime target in the northern sky.

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News Headlines

  • Dr Allan Chapman (1946-2026)
    26 January 2026
  • Potentially bright ‘sungrazing’ comet discovered
    16 January 2026
  • Thank you from the editor
    17 December 2025
  • Hubble revisits a cosmic yardstick
    25 October 2025
  • Europe’s planet hunting spacecraft complete and ready for final testing
    21 October 2025

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