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How to get started in Astronomy (UK based) [closed]
I have always been interested in space and astronomy (in my youth - I wanted to be an astronaut).
However for various reasons, I never quite got started. I now want to get started - small but ...
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What is the current evaluation of a sky map application for mobile devices?
Which sky map application for mobile devices have the best "feature satisfaction"-to-investment ratio?
I would like to have a comparison between "sky map" applications for mobile devices and it ...
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Software for Creating Custom Star Charts?
I need to produce custom star charts for my website. I want to be able to do the following:
Specify a region, maybe a constellation or just an arbitrary region
Specify what appears on the chart ...
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What free software is there for observing the sky (sky map software)
I used until now only stellarium.org and I'm curious if there is any other software that is better than stellarium. By better, I mean:
doesn't have high system ...
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How to identify the objects in an astrophoto, and what portion of the sky it covers?
Given an astrophoto with a resolution between 0.5 and 5 arcseconds per pixel, which ways exist to identify the direction of view, field of view, and objects in the picture?
I believe most amateur ...
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Are there websites or programmes that permit a simulation of the night sky in the past and the future on an ordinary computer?
Are there websites or programs that permit a simulation of the night sky in the past and the future on an ordinary computer?
(For the past, I would be content with objects visible to the naked eye.)
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IRIS alternative on mac?
I need to process some images taken from a telescope to determine the intensity of an astroid.
This way I can determine the rotation period of this asteroid.
The pictures were taken the usual way ...
