{"id":3841,"date":"2013-08-07T15:41:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T15:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3841"},"modified":"2013-08-07T15:41:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T15:41:01","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-astronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3841","title":{"rendered":"A beginners guide to astronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Astronomy newbies should check out the Beginners Guide To Astronomy<\/a> at Learn Astronomy HQ<\/a>:<\/p>\n

This guide covers how to get started cheaply in astronomy and then progresses to a guide to telescopes and what to consider when buying a telescope. Once you have your equipment the guide covers setting up a telescope, what to start out observing, how to develop your knowledge of the night sky and provides a list of uk astronomy equipment to begin expanding your range and skills.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Astronomy newbies should check out the Beginners Guide To Astronomy at Learn Astronomy HQ: This guide covers how to get started cheaply in astronomy and then progresses to a guide to telescopes and what to consider when buying a telescope. Once you have your equipment the guide covers setting up a telescope, what to start … Continue reading A beginners guide to astronomy<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astronomy","category-education"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-ZX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25559,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25559","url_meta":{"origin":3841,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for January and 2023","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"** What's Up: January 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL https:\/\/youtu.be\/axTU7lagV48 ** Tonight's Sky: January 2023 -\u00a0Space Telescope Science Institute - Tonight's Sky In January, the northern hemisphere features beautiful views of Capella, a pair of giant yellow stars; Aldebaran, a red giant star; and two star clusters\u2014the Hyades\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Astronomy"","block_context":{"text":"Astronomy","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=12"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=am2&o=1&a=B07WT67R9V","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25812,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25812","url_meta":{"origin":3841,"position":1},"title":"Night sky highlights for April 2023","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"** What's Up: April 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0- NASA JPL Mercury reaches its highest in the evening sky for the year for Northern Hemisphere observers. 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