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Scope Reviews
A review site with many different telescopes listed. Also contains accessory reviews, many photos and advice on purchasing a telescope.
http://www.scopereviews.com/
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.
http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/tm/collimat.html
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.
http://sciastro.net/portia/advice/filters.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.
http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/buyers.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.
http://www.synrgistic.com/telguide/begindeptstore.htm
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.
http://www201.pair.com/resource/astro.html/regular/products/tele-vue-optics/pg4.htm
How To Polar Align your Telescope
How to correctly align a German Equatorial Mount (GEM). A how to article with diagrams and photographs.
http://www.astronomy.net/articles/PolarAlignYourTelescope/page1.html
How to Build an Eyepiece Tool Box
Contains complete plans and pictures to let you build an eyepiece case.
http://www.cloudynights.com/howto/eyecase1.htm
Johnsonian Tracking Platforms
Manufacturer of lower cost tracking platforms for dob type telescopes. Complete product details, photographs and pricing.
http://www.johnsonian.com/index.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.
http://www.cloudynights.com/beginners/eyepieces.htm
Observing Tips
Seven tips on a wide variety of topics concerning amateur observing.
http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/tips.html
Measuring Reflectivity of Secondary Mirrors
an article by Dave Scherping of the Prairie Astronomy Club.
http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/reflect.htm
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.
http://members.cts.com/nebula/s/scottb80/index.htm
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.
http://www.telescopesa.za.org/TGHMenu.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.
http://hometown.aol.com/nlpjp2/index2.html
Nexstar 11GPS Astronomy
General astronomy site with Specific information about the Celestron Nexstar 11GPS.
http://nexstar11gps.com
LXD55 Portal
Reviews, user tips, astrophotographs, telescope photographs, support and links for the Meade LXD55 series of telescopes.
http://lxd55.com
FAQ about Collimating a Newtonian telescope
How to collimate a Newtonian telescope. A complete article in a question and answer format.
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~mbartels/kolli/kolli.html
Meade Advanced Products Users Group
Resources for Meade owners, including LX200, LX50, and StarFinder telescopes and Pictor CCD cameras.
http://www.mapug.com/
All About Eyepiece Designs
The article describes the different eyepiece designs (such as Huygens, Ramsden, Kellner, and Plössl) and lists their inherent advantages and disadvantages.
http://www.atmpage.com/ep.html
SCT for Beginners
Advice for beginners on using Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes. Includes equipment recommendations, visual observing and astrophotography tips.
http://home.earthlink.net/~tkurkowski/
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