This FET PRE AMP circuit provides a high input impedance to avoid loading the aerial when tuned with capacitors to make the aerial resonate at the req...

Hello Clive I have now got a fully working SID system comprising :- Home made loop aerial. Home made Gyrator receiver. Maplin Pro High Definition 7....

Hi Tej - Thank you for the kind comments about my pictures. This is the saga of the Perseids meteor shower. Set the DSLR up at about 21.15 hrs on Tues...

Hi Andy- Thank you for the kind comments about my pictures. This is the saga of the Perseids meteor shower. Set the DSLR up at about 21.15 hrs on Tues...

Hello, I am John Williams. I have been a member of the Flamsteed Society for about 3 years. I have had an interest in space and astronomy for a long t...

Venus and Jupiter close encounter. I hope this picture will come up at the correct size. 8" SCT with Canon 1100D DSLR

Venus & Jupiter conjunction Sidcup yesterday evening. 8" SCT with Canon 1100D DSLR.

For planetary work I use a second hand 1994 Celestron Classic 8" SCT on a mains powered tracking mount (fitted with a safety cutout) !!!! The mount i...

Nice picture, What does focus btw mean?

Hello Tej Regarding the focusing of the Coronado PST, I have built a box to house my laptop. I have a piece of blanket which covers my head and keeps...