Shelf I · Naked eye
The Moon, Crater by Crater
“The Moon is the one thing I can always find, and I still do not know what I am looking at.”
- Your eyes
- Binoculars
- A telescope
STAR ATLAS · 12 courses · 3 routes
Find your course on the atlas
Four shelves, from your first night with no equipment to processing a night of deep-sky frames. Search, or narrow it down by what you already own.
5 courses
Shelf II · Telescope
Choosing and Setting Up Your First Telescope
“The telescope came out twice, showed me a blur, and now it lives in the hall cupboard.”
- A telescope
Shelf II · Telescope
Planets at the Eyepiece
“I found Jupiter, saw a bright dot with four specks, and wondered why it looks nothing like the photos.”
- A telescope
Shelf II · Telescope
Star-Hopping to the Deep Sky
“My charts say the galaxy is right there and my eyepiece shows nothing at all.”
- A telescope
- Binoculars
Shelf IV · Deep sky
Deep-Sky Imaging with a Small Refractor
“I have the mount and a small telescope, and I want to photograph a nebula, not just look at one.”
- Phone or camera + tripod
- Tracking mount
- A telescope