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There we go, ive got it. it is a bit tricky but if you want to get really close—up pictures of the moon, it might be worth listening to a proper pro. a problem with trying to attach your camera or get your camera in the right place to look down the eyepiece of a telescope is holding the camera nice and steady over the eyepiece. so, there are now devices — in fact, ive got one here, there we are — its like a little clamp. this bit clamps over the eyepiece of the telescope, and your phone fi...

Holiday weekend. back to you, ben. a touch warmer. thats all i needed to hear! sarah, thank you. lovely to see you. we all know that hollywood loves an underdog, but what about an under—horse? toni collettes new film, dream horse is the true story of an unlikely racehorse who was raised by a group of friends on an allotment in south wales, and went on to win the welsh grand national. nelli bird has been to meet some of the real people involved in his amazing story. i need something to look for...

Control on your headphones as a remote shutter button. the iphone and samsung dont have specific astrophotography modes, so im going to go into full professional mode on the s21 and set a long exposure going. and the result is... oh, wow! wow! do you know what? i even need to do slightly less exposure. it looks — to be honest with you, it looks like a nuclear bomb has gone off, it is so bright! if you play around with the settings, you can get some really lovely shots, but the next two phones ...

Surrounding a trip this year. if youre a loyal viewer of the travel show, you might be thinking, "hang on! about a year, ago im sure he was saying, �*0h, it will all be over byjuly, well have a normal summer." well, yes, i was hopelessly overoptimistic. and the confidence we used to have as travellers has been seriously dented. for the coming months, maybe years, there will be an awful lot of uncertainty associated with travelling abroad. but as some parts of the world at least start to emerge...

Once powered up, the stellina orientates itself by looking around for familiar stars and constellations, and the accompanying app will give you a list of deep sky objects to choose from. so, we have got to choose from the m13 galaxy, m51, m82, sombrero galaxy, double cluster. lets do m13, the hercules cluster. it will then track the chosen object across the sky, building up an image which it sends direct to your smartphone. do you know, i have done astronomy since i was five years old — i reme...

Pallab ghosh, bbc news. meanwhile, a senior minister has rejected a claim from borisjohnsons former senior advisor that the original government plan for coronavirus was to allow most of the population to develop herd immunity to it. it comes ahead of dominic cummings appearance before mps this week. heres our political correspondent damian grammaticus. late last year, and out of downing street. dominic cummings had been borisjohnsons isjust street. dominic cummings had been borisjohnsons is just...

Building up an image which it sends direct to your smartphone. do you know, i have done astronomy since i was five years old — i remember i had a little childrens pair of binoculars — but this is the most high—tech thing i have ever seen. ive done it! so, this is my photograph. its taken it for ten minutes of the hercules cluster. you cannot even see this object in the night sky, and this image has brought up not only the cluster, but more stars than i can see with my own eyes. its — its...

Do you know, ive done astronomy since i was five years old — i remember i had a little childrens pair of binoculars — but this is the most high—tech thing ive ever seen. ive done it! so this is my photograph — its taken it for ten minutes — of the hercules cluster. you cant even see this object in the night sky, and this image has brought up not only the cluster but more stars than i can see with my own eyes. its — its really incredible to think how much technology has evolved since ...

Its — its really incredible to think how much technology has evolved since galileo looked up with his telescope all those centuries ago, and now we have these science fiction—like smart devices which capture images of the night sky. in order to get the best pictures, you do need some perseverance and patience, but the results really have been worth the cold. sometimes, though, it isjust worth putting your phone down and taking in the majesty of it all as we hurtle through the universe on our...

Thinking, "hang on! "about a year ago, im sure he was saying, oh, it will all be over byjuly! well have a normal summer." well, yes, i was hopelessly overoptimistic. and the confidence we used to have as travellers has been seriously dented. for the coming months, maybe years, there will be an awful lot of uncertainty associated with travelling abroad. but as some parts of the world at least start to emerge, even the most valid adventurer has to accept that the journey abroad —— even the mos...