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The Telescope Review Web Site

http://www.scopereviews.com/

Beginner's advice and articles, and telescope, eyepiece and accessory reviews.

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The Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Web Site

http://sctscopes.net/

Basics, observing, tips, photo basics, glossaries, and links.

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The Naperville Astronomical Association - Telescope Calculator

http://www.stargazing.net/naa/scopemath.htm

A javaScript-driven calculator, which will compute the values of a number of paramaters for any telescope and eyepiece combinations entered.

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The ETX 70 Homepage

http://astronomy.customer.netspace.net.au/

Information for specific support given to users of the Meade ETX 70 Telescope and astrophotography with the LPI/DSI Imagers.

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Telescope Buyer's Guide

http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/buyers.htm

Finding a way through the maze of ads, catalogs, claims and counter claims about which is best or the least expensive.

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NexStar Resource Site

http://www.nexstarsite.com/

Users guide, observer list, downloads, PC control, firmware, odds and ends, equipment reviews alignment guides, tracking test, and links.

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Mike Barrell's Astronomy Page

http://wb9dlc.com/astronomy/

Equipment information, alignment tips, images, planet finder, ham radio/WB9DLC, and links.

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Meade Advanced Products Users Group

http://www.mapug-astronomy.net/

The resource website for the LX200, LX90, LX50, LXD55, Starfinder, and ETX telescopes, and Pictor CCD cameras and imaging software.

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LXD55

http://lxd55.com/

Reviews, knowledgebase, gallery, FAQ, message forum, classifieds, store, and links.

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How-to Articles

http://www.cloudynights.com/category.php?category_id=71&pr=3

Contains practicals, mounts, eyepiece cases, dew shields, ATM's, star charts, and mini's.

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FUSE - Continuous Viewing Zone Calculator

http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/support/tools/cvztool.html

Used to estimate the right ascension and declination of the continuous viewing zone.

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FAQ About Collimating a Newtonian Telescope

http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Carlin/collimation/

Questions on how important the answers are to the performance of the instrument.

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Collimating Newtonian Optics

http://www.oarval.org/collimatE.htm

Consists of two steps: aiming the eyepiece axis at the center of the primary, and aiming the primary at the center of the eyepiece.

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AstroDesigns by Ed Stewart

http://www.mapug-astronomy.net/AstroDesigns/

Accessory designs and information to enhance the SSE of Meade LX200s, Dobsonian reflectors, and other telescopes plus star charts for computerized telescopes.

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Amateur Telescope Optics

http://www.telescope-optics.net/

Presents information on aberrations, obstruction effects, and reflecting, refracting, and catadioptric objectives, and the eyepiece and eye.

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All About Telescopes

http://www.indepthinfo.com/telescopes/

Information on refracting, reflecting and radio telescopes, details on amateur telescopes, eyepieces, mounts, lenses and software.

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