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Category Archives: Getting Started In Astronomy
Star Magnitude System For Classifying The Brightness Of Stars
A system of magnitude numbers (mag for short) is used to classify the brightness of the stars we see in the sky. This magnitude system was actually first devised by Hipparchus, the Greek astronomer, a long time ago in the … Continue reading
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A Light Beam Journey From The Sun Out Into Space
Distances between objects in space are huge. So huge, in fact that miles or kilometers are difficult to use Consequently, astronomers usually measure space distances in light years. One light year is the distance light travels in one year.
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Astronomy Binoculars – How To Choose?
Binoculars have some great advantages over telescopes when doing astronomical observation. I discussed this in my article Astronomy With Binoculars. But how do you go about choosing a suitable pair of binoculars for astronomy?