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Skylights: July 2024
July is the month with the second-shortest amount of observing darkness. Earth is at its most distant from the Sun, called aphelion, at 1:06am EDT on the 6th, when it will be 1.0167255287671 au. This is 3.4% farther away than we were in January. On the 20th, the Sun enters Cancer, where it will reside…
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Using the ZWO Seestar S50 Smart Telescope on Open Nights
Two excellent articles on using the Seestar S50 smart telescope by ZWO appeared in the April 2024 edition of “The Skyscraper.” Jeff Padell provided an overview of the scope, emphasizing its ease of use. He has constructed a small window platform that enables using the scope from the comfort of his home. I wish I…