Discover Astronomy with Ninian:
Lecturer, Teacher and BBC Sky at Night Magazine Equipment Expert


Does your ETX Telescope have a mind of it's own?

Do you find the manual baffling?

Meade ETX Telescope Ninian has written a Step by Step Guide to your ETX so you can put yourself in control with a 10 easy lessons to master your ETX and Autostar!

You will very quickly be enjoying using your ETX to look at the night sky with confidence

Meade ETX Help
Thinking of buying a Digital SLR camera or just bought one and taken black picures of the night sky?

DSLR Camera Then Ninian and John have written the definitive easy to read guide on how to take fantastic pictures of the heavens. They guide you step by step through the equipment you need, how to take the images and how to process them on your computer. You will be astounding your friends and family in no time!

DSLR Astro-Imaging: A Beginners Guide

Ninian with his Evening Class at South Downs Planetarium in Chichester If you are just starting out with your telescope then Ninian's course Basic Astronomy with a Telescope is just what you need! From setting up your telescope and how to polar align it, to finding things in the night sky and what accessories to use, this information packed course will save you time and money! If you live near Chichester then you could come along to the evening class but if you can't make it then you can do it online!

Even Sir Patrick Moore said he wished he had this course when he first started out in astronomy.

Evening class           Online Course

     

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How to use your Setting Circles

Ninian Demonstrating Setting Circles Ninian will show you in this video how to use the Setting Circles on your Equatorially Mounted Telescope

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Ninian Ninian it a regular contributor to Mike Powell's Radio Program on Radio Solent and is a lecturer at the South Downs Planetarium in Chichester. He has also lectured at Intech Science Centre and Planetarium in Winchester, as well as regularly speaking at Clubs and Societies. If you would like him to come and speak at your venue then please contact him.

Mobile Planetarim Recently Astonomy Know How have teamed up with Sunworshippers as part of their educational outreach program. We use an inflatable mobile planetarium for entertainment and education. More information will be coming soon but please contact us now if you would be interested in hiring the dome and speakers including Ninian
As far as we know it is 400 years since the Telescope was first used for Astronomical observation so this year has been designated the International Year of Astromomy!

Year of Astonomy 2009