Extra: AstroCamp Autumn 2016

In this month’s AstroCamp podcast extra episode:


The Discussion: An introduction to star parties and enjoying
practical astronomy under pristine dark skies away from the city.
As the podcast crew run the AstroCamp star party, which many
listeners attend, in the Brecon Beacon’s international dark sky
reserve twice a year, we take you through the events, tutorials
and workshops we run to help you hone your stargazing skills and
win astronomy prizes from the Tring Astronomy Centre.


The Sky guides: In readiness for 3 nights of stargazing in the
Welsh valleys, Ralph, Paul and Damien choose objects to look out
for this time of year. If you’re not coming to AstroCamp, these
are still great night sky treats to try and locate wherever you
are in the northern hemisphere.


Ralph’s top choices take in the Owl Cluster, The Double Cluster
and the vast North America Nebula.


Damien takes a look at the solar system objects available a
little closer to home this month as he runs through the
asteroids, dwarf planets and meteor showers on offer to
AstroCampers


And Paul finishes out autumnal round up with Herschel’s Garnet
Star, the original Cepheid Variable and the magnificent galaxy
cluster Stephan’s Quintet.