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The Telescope Review Web Site
Beginner's advice and articles, and telescope, eyepiece and accessory reviews.
The Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Web Site
Basics, observing, tips, photo basics, glossaries, and links.
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.
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.
Telescope SA - The Cosmos Through your Eyes
http://www.telescopesa.za.org/TGHMenu.htm
Guides, how to's, and tips.
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.
Robin Gatter's Home Page
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.gatter/
Cross-reference data for Meade LX200 telescope users.
Observing Tips
http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/tips.html
Seven tips on a wide variety of topics.
NexStar Resource Site
Users guide, observer list, downloads, PC control, firmware, odds and ends, equipment reviews alignment guides, tracking test, and links.
Mike Barrell's Astronomy Page
Equipment information, alignment tips, images, planet finder, ham radio/WB9DLC, and links.
Measuring Reflectivity of Secondary Mirrors
http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/reflect.htm
Article by Dave Scherping.
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.
LXD55
Reviews, knowledgebase, gallery, FAQ, message forum, classifieds, store, and links.
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.
How to Buy a Telescope
http://space.about.com/od/telescopesandoptics/ht/telescopehowto.htm
Basics, tips, and accessories with suggested reading and articles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All About Telescopes
http://www.indepthinfo.com/telescopes/
Information on refracting, reflecting and radio telescopes, details on amateur telescopes, eyepieces, mounts, lenses and software.