Practical Astronomy

Variable Stars. Observation of variable stars  has a long history with amateur astronomy. We will discuss the types of variable stars and how to observe them to obtain scientifically useful […]

This month, we will be exploring astronomical naming conventions and object catalogues commonly encountered by amateur astronomers.

This will be one of our seasonal Night Sky reviews. We will use the Digistar Planetarium to explore the constellations and deep sky objects of the Spring Night Sky. Weather […]