At around 9pm on Saturday, I was beginning to think the clouds might have brought our evening to an end. Two astronomy explainers from the Royal Observatory had just arrived, and I was concerned that they would leave without seeing anything. I just about managed to show them Almach through a gap, with its golden-yellow and blue components. Then, almost out of nowhere, the sky cleared overhead and we got a wonderful view of Saturn, now higher in the south-east. Their reaction

Smart Telescope Today… Smarter Telescope Tomorrow: How do you choose? Following on from last year’s well-attended Smart Telescopes Masterclass, this year’s event, partly an introduction to smart telescopes, was also an opportunity for owners to talk about their experiences with their “smart scopes”. The evening started with a film show of astro-images taken by the owners with their smart telescopes, demonstrating the ability of these scopes to capture amazing images of the ni

Looking to get into astrophotography but not sure how to get started, or what equipment to buy? Looking for something relatively inexpensive and portable? Or perhaps you’re an experienced astrophotographer who’s fed up with spending all that time setting up your imaging rig, polar aligning, only to find the clouds have come rolling in and you’ve missed the imaging opportunity of a lifetime? If so, then perhaps it’s time to think about investing in a smart telescope! This was