Good morning! We've got several exciting astronomical events this year, and telescopes and binoculars are set to be the most popular gifts of 2013. While we do love instore demonstrations, the range of telescopes we sell for you guys are best used at night; if you're local to Chipping Norton, why not check out the local astronomy group? Visit Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group's (CNAAG) website here; http://www.cnaag.com/ - they're wonderful people and will be more than happy to dish out some advice and encouragement for anyone.
We've also listed the next two upcoming astronomical events; if your telescopes hidden away somewhere, go and get it, because these are set to be quite good :D
March 10 will see the Comet Pan-STARRS closest approach to the Sun. The comet will start to be visible in the morning sky in early February in the Southern Hemisphere, gradually increasing in brightness until its encounter with the Sun on March 10. By this time it will be visible in the evening sky in the Northern Hemisphere. It can be seen just to the left of the setting sun. It will continue to be visible in the evening sky for the rest of March and into early April.March 11 is going to be a New Moon for us. The Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 19:51 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
(Information sourced from the lovely people at http://www.seasky.org/)
We've also listed the next two upcoming astronomical events; if your telescopes hidden away somewhere, go and get it, because these are set to be quite good :D
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| The Comet Pan-STARRS will be making it's way around the world |
March 10 will see the Comet Pan-STARRS closest approach to the Sun. The comet will start to be visible in the morning sky in early February in the Southern Hemisphere, gradually increasing in brightness until its encounter with the Sun on March 10. By this time it will be visible in the evening sky in the Northern Hemisphere. It can be seen just to the left of the setting sun. It will continue to be visible in the evening sky for the rest of March and into early April.March 11 is going to be a New Moon for us. The Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 19:51 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.
(Information sourced from the lovely people at http://www.seasky.org/)
Our range of Celestron and Skywatcher telescopes can be viewed on our website - http://www.morrisphoto.co.uk - & remember we do offer a call and collect service if you'd rather pick it up from our shop :) Give us a call a day or so prior to coming through and we'll pop one aside for you.
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