Workshops
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We are delighted to host the second and final session of Tony Jackson’s Stellarium workshop on Saturday, 15 November, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Tory Top Library. This workshop is for members only. Our first session, held on 13 September and attended by 15 members, introduced the basics of navigating and using Stellarium, including the core keyboard shortcuts… “read more”
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Autumn 2024 September 21 – Telescope Clinic Members are invited to bring their telescopes along for the club experts to advise on how to use or get better use of. Also for members thinking of buying a new scope. October 19 – New Members MorningYour opportunity as a new member to come along and learn about the club in… “read more”
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3D printing may not be something you normally associate with astronomy but you never know when you might need that vital piece to connect accessories. Club member Dan McLoughlin gave an amazing workshop on all the processes involved in 3D printing. Dan rounded off the workshop by designing and producing a 3D part. Should enough members express an interest Dan… “read more”
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Lets Talk Books was the subject of the workshop held on November 18th. Members brought along a selection of books broadly related to astronomy, space, science etc which they could recommend to other members or indeed donate or swap. The discussion ranged over their favourite authors and topics. As usual the discussion was helped along with tea, coffee and biscuits. … “read more”
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On Saturday, October 21st , we welcomed new members to Tory Top Library for an introductory meeting. This was an informal introduction to the Club, how it is structured, typical Club activities, both social and astronomy related, how to get the best out of the Club along with what new members could offer the Club. The informal session was rounded… “read more”
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Club member Jan Cap organised a fascinating workshop on all things solar including how to safely observe the Sun. This was held on 5 Nov 2023 at his own observatory and as it was weather dependent was scheduled at short notice. Cover image shows Jan demonstrating how to use a scope specially adapted to safely observe the sun and below… “read more”
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Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography, minimum requirements, equipment, describe the overall processes involved and answer questions raised by the members. AP High Level Process Session 3 Topics : Prep work – target, FOV, (resources) In… “read more”
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Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography, minimum requirements, equipment, describe the overall processes involved and answer questions raised by the members. AP High Level Process Session 2 Topics : Imaging train requirements refractors types Back focus… “read more”
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Our Club organizes a series of workshops for the club members around astrophotography. Sara Harvey and Theo Fountoulakis, aim to present a basic understanding on what is needed for astrophotography, minimum requirements and equipment and describe the overall processes involved and answer questions raised by the members. AP High Level Process Session 1 Topics : Introduction to AP Types… “read more”
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Our annual telescope workshop was held on September 30th at Tory Top Road Library. Club members brought along their scopes for “expert” advice on how to get the most out of their scopes. This included, assembly and setting up the scope, collimation, accessories and how to attach a camera. Some new members also came along to examine the range of… “read more”