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- All About Eyepiece Designs - This article describes the different eyepiece designs (such as Huygens, Ramsden, Kellner, Plössl, etc.) and lists their inherent advantages and disadvantages.
www.atmpage.com/ep.html
- ATS: Techniques and Tips - How to professional clean the lenses of any telescope. Includes a list of materials and a description of the technique.
www1.tecs.com/oldscope/atspages/techtips.htm
- C8 Polar Alignment Problems? - A how-to, do-it-yourself project for making your own altitude and azimuth adjusters for easier polar aligning the Celstar C8 telescope. Also has a roll about, leveling tripod base.
hometown.aol.com/nlpjp2/index2.html
- Choosing your Telescope's Magnification - How to select the best set of eyepieces for any telescope. Discusses power verses seeing in different types of telescopes.
www201.pair.com/resource/astro.html/regular/products/tele-vue-optics/pg4.htm
- Collimating Newtonian Optics - How to collimate a Newtonian telescope. Contains complete instructions and easy to read diagrams, also contains links to this page in Spanish and Croatian.
www.efn.org/~mbartels/tm/collimat.html
- Eyepieces and Choosing an Eyepiece Set - How to select a proper eyepiece set to extract the best possible images from any telescope. Why certain eyepieces work better with each other in a set.
www.cloudynights.com/beginners/eyepieces.htm
- FAQ about Collimating a Newtonian telescope - How to collimate a Newtonian telescope. A complete article in a question and answer format.
zebu.uoregon.edu/~mbartels/kolli/kolli.html
- How to Build an Eyepiece Tool Box - Contains complete plans and pictures to let you build an eyepiece case.
www.cloudynights.com/howto/eyecase1.htm
- How To Polar Align your Telescope - How to correctly align a German Equatorial Mount (GEM). A how to article with diagrams and photographs.
www.astronomy.net/articles/PolarAlignYourTelescope/page1.html
- Johnsonian Tracking Platforms - Manufacturer of lower cost tracking platforms for dob type telescopes. Complete product details, photographs and pricing.
www.johnsonian.com/index.html
- LX200 - Photos showing the size differences in the LX200 8" and 10".
my.en.com/~jayrey/astro/810.html
- LX200, ATM and Gadget Page - Various projects that you can build to improve your Meade LX200 telescope. Most of these projects can also be used by any SCT owner.
members.cts.com/nebula/s/scottb80/index.htm
- LXD55 Portal - Reviews, user tips, astrophotographs, telescope photographs, support and links for the Meade LXD55 series of telescopes.
lxd55.com
- Meade Advanced Products Users Group - Resources for Meade owners, including LX200, LX50, and StarFinder telescopes and Pictor CCD cameras.
www.mapug.com
- Measuring Reflectivity of Secondary Mirrors - an article by Dave Scherping of the Prairie Astronomy Club.
www.prairieastronomyclub.org/reflect.htm
- Nexstar 11GPS Astronomy - General astronomy site with Specific information about the Celestron Nexstar 11GPS.
nexstar11gps.com
- No Tools Collimation - Collimation of Newtonian Telescope without special tools. Detailed instructions with illustrations.
gilstrap.home.texas.net/collimat/NoTools.html
- Observing Tips - Seven tips on a wide variety of topics concerning amateur observing.
www.prairieastronomyclub.org/tips.html
- SCT for Beginners - Advice for beginners on using Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes. Includes equipment recommendations, visual observing and astrophotography tips.
home.earthlink.net/~tkurkowski
- Small Dob Web Site - This Web site is devoted to users of Dobsonian reflector astronomical telescopes (commonly referred to as Dobsonians or Dobs) with apertures of about 10 inches or less.
personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/g/p/gpippin
- Stargazing and Amateur Astronomy Online Resource Guide - An online introduction to all aspects of amateur astronomy. Some original content and many links to other articles off site.
www.finderscope.com/index.shtml
- Telescope SA: The Cosmos Through your Eyes - A collection of articles on purchasing and using amateur telescopes. Many of these articles have been adapted from Sky & Telescope magazine.
www.telescopesa.za.org/TGHMenu.htm
- The Prairie Astronomy Club: Telescope Buyer's Guide - Gives a description of each different type of telescope and lists their strengths and weaknesses. Contains many photographs of different telescopes.
www.prairieastronomyclub.org/buyers.htm
- The Use of Filters - The use of filters in observational astronomy. Looks at a wide variety of available filters and rates them for different uses.
sciastro.net/portia/advice/filters.htm
- Tips for the Department Store Telescope Owner - How to make an inexpensive telescope more usable. Modifications that anyone can use to improve on telescope performance.
www.synrgistic.com/telguide/begindeptstore.htm
- Scope Reviews - A review site with many different telescopes listed. Also contains accessory reviews, many photos and advice on purchasing a telescope.
www.scopereviews.com
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