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What I’m trying to show is that the vast array of amateur astronomy targets and methods means that there really is
no such thing as real amateur astronomy, but there is enjoyable amateur astronomy. And that attracts more interest
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from other people eager to promote the hobby, whether it be Sir Patrick Moore making a beeline to Regent’s Park to
film a rare episode of The Sky at Night with him on location in March 2011 (so keen was he to promote city amateur
astronomy) or the regular returns of the Sky at Night teams to our AstroCamp in Wales to show the sociable side of
astronomy in 2012, 2013 and now 2014.
It just takes a bit of passion, a bit of effort and a desire to show people the sky.
WORDS RALPH WILKINS
TWITTER @BakerStAstro
Astro Nerds June 2014
Astro Nerds June 2014