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Telescope Owner Resources
This category deals with all aspects of owning and using an amateur telescope. It looks at getting the most out of your existing telescope and what accessories might be needed.
Sites in Telescope Owner Resources
FAQ About Collimating a Newtonian Telescope
Questions to ask to find out how important the answers are to the performance of an instrument.
Meade Advanced Products Users Group
The resource website for the LX200, LX90, LX50, LXD55, Starfinder, and ETX telescopes, and Pictor CCD cameras and imaging software.
The Telescope Review Web Site
Beginner's advice and articles, and telescope, eyepiece and accessory reviews.
Collimating Newtonian Optics
Consists of two steps: aiming the eyepiece axis at the center of the primary, and aiming the primary at the center of the eyepiece.
Telescope Buyer's Guide
Finding a way through the maze of ads, catalogs, claims and counter claims about which is best or the least expensive.
Tips for the Department Store Telescope Owner
Equipment and accessories, and observing through images and books.
Observing Tips
Seven tips on a wide variety of topics.
Measuring Reflectivity of Secondary Mirrors
An article by Dave Scherping.
Telescope SA - The Cosmos Through your Eyes
Guides, how to's, and tips.
LXD55
Reviews, knowledgebase, gallery, FAQ, message forum, classifieds, store, and links.
The Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Web Site
Basics, observing, tips, photo basics, glossaries, and links.
ATS - Techniques and Tips
An article entitled: A Professional Method for Cleaning Optics by Robert Ariail.
Collimation of Newtonian Telescope without Special Tools
Intended to guide a inexperienced telescope user through a rough collimation process in which expensive additional tools are not required to obtain a workable collimation.
How to Modify Your Celstar C8 Wedgepod for Easier Polar Alignment
Methods to correct the problems that arise when trying to properly polar align.
Choosing your Telescope's Magnification
Selection depends on eyesight, telescope's aperture and optical design, atmospheric conditions, and type and size of the object being viewed.
How-to Articles
Contains practicals, mounts, eyepiece cases, dew shields, ATM's, star charts, and mini's.
How to Polar Align
Balancing the declination axis and the right ascension axis, aligning to north star, and using mount to locate objects.
Scott's LX200, ATM, and SCT Gadget Page
Fun stuff, projects, downloads, and links.
NexStar11
The unofficial support site including astrophotography, tutorials, tips, projects, downloads, and links.
Mike Barrell's Astronomy Page
Equipment information, alignment tips, images, planet finder, ham radio/WB9DLC, and links.
Meade DS Telescopes
A place of discussion for users and owners.
NexStar Resource Site
Users guide, observer list, downloads, pc control, firmware, odds and ends, equipment reviews alignment guides, tracking test, and links.
Roger Steer's Astronomy Page
Telescope techniques and links.
DarkSkyFalcon Astronomy
A resource and links page.
Photon Astronomy eZine
Magazine which aims to fill the gap left by the regular printed magazines. |
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