Astronomy Downloads including Files, Tours, Backgrounds, Wallpaper, Code

Astronomy Downloads

Autostar Files

Add the location of an asteroid which is directly behind the Sun to your Autostar, great for tracking the Sun and using for solar imaging, do not use this unless you have the correct solar filters in place.

The Sun – zip file

Astronomy Log / Observing Forms / Report Files

Some of these forms are taken from The Sky at Night CD-ROM, they were originally .jpg files, but I have converted them into Adobe PDF documents, to hopefully make them easier to use. You will need to install a PDF reader in order to view them.

Planetary and Solar Forms

Saturn Report Form (-8 degrees)

Saturn Report Form (-7 degrees)

Saturn Report Form (-4 degrees)

Saturn Report Form (+7 degrees)

Constellation Observing Forms

Basic Observing Form

Meteor Report Forms

SPA Meteor Report Form

BAA Meteor Report Form

IMO Meteor Report Form

ASCOM Downloads

Find the older versions of ASCOM for the PC here.

Computer Wallpaper and Backgrounds

The Moon – 1280 x 1024 pixels

A shot I took of the moon using prime focus with my LX200 and Canon 400D DSLR camera.

This has been sized to fit perfectly as a 1280 x 1024 pixel PC monitor background image.

Lunar Eclipse Feb 2008 - 1280 x 1024 pixels

A shot I took of the lunar eclipse on a very cloudy night in February 2008. Taken using prime focus with my LX200 and Canon 400D DSLR camera. This image was used by websites such as the BBC and on my local ITV Anglia news program.

This has been sized to fit perfectly as a 1280 x 1024 pixel PC monitor background image.