The Lunar X is a pattern of light cast by the rising Sun over a complex group of walls near the Werner crater. It’s only visible for about 45 minutes each lunar cycle and it’s only visible a couple of times each year to people on Earth. We knew of an apparition coming up, so we used a remote dome to get an image. We did have to battle our share of clouds, of course.

T Corona Borealis is expected explode in a cosmic event called a nova in the near future. However, it hasn’t happened yet. Now the sun is approaching and is threatening to drown out the star before it goes off. We might have to wait until January to see what happens.

There are lots of different adapters available for all sorts of different jobs. PegasusAstro adapters have a consistent way of defining what’s on either ends, so you don’t end up scratching your head.

Saturn’s 2024 opposition will be on 8 September. Around that time, its rings will appear to glow brighter than usual due to retroreflectivity. Soon afterwards, however, the rings will be edge-on and become entirely invisible.

Collimating a Classic Cassegrain telescope – or any telescope with more than one curved mirror – is not easy. Catalin from CFF Telescopes collimated this 400mm f/20 with an artificial star, a beam splitter and an optically flat mirror.

The Move Shoot Move wedge goes between a Nomad (or other) star tracker and your tripod. It allows you to polar align. This wedge is made from CNC aluminium and provides the smooth movements you need for precise alignment.