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Listen to Bernard Miller describe his journey into AstroPhotography and detail how he captured this stunning image of the Sculptor Galaxy.
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Drew Evans talks about his passion for astrophotography, the equipment used and tips for post processing image data.
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Hear D.j Van Bourgondien as he talks about using his Celestron EdgeHD 8″ telescope to capture this image of the Fireworks Galaxy
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Numerical Aperture, Resolution, and Magnification Explained
Understand NA, resolution limits, depth of field, and magnification. Learn how wavelength, immersion, and sampling shape image detail in optical microscopy.

6 Top Stargazing Apps: There’s An App For That!
When you start with astronomy from your backyard, you might not know where to start pointing your telescope in order to view the stars and planets. A star map is said to be useful because it can help you out, but it’s not very practical, and sometimes star maps you can find online are pretty
