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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 Article by Dave Scherping.
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.
How to Modify Your Celstar C8 Wedgepod for Easier Polar Alignment Methods to correct the problems that arise when trying to properly polar align.
Polar Align your Telescope Balancing the declination axis and the right ascension axis, aligning to north star, and using mount to locate objects.
NexStar Resource Site Users guide, observer list, downloads, PC control, firmware, odds and ends, equipment reviews alignment guides, tracking test, and links.
DarkSkyFalcon Astronomy A resource and links page.
FAQ About Collimating a Newtonian Telescope Questions on how important the answers are to the performance of the 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.
How to Buy a Telescope Basics, tips, and accessories with suggested reading and articles.
The ETX 70 Homepage Information for specific support given to users of the Meade ETX 70 Telescope and astrophotography with the LPI/DSI Imagers.
AstroDesigns by Ed Stewart Accessory designs and information to enhance the SSE of Meade LX200s, Dobsonian reflectors, and other telescopes plus star charts for computerized telescopes.
All About Telescopes Information on refracting, reflecting and radio telescopes, details on amateur telescopes, eyepieces, mounts, lenses and software.
FUSE - Continuous Viewing Zone Calculator Used to estimate the right ascension and declination of the continuous viewing zone.
The Naperville Astronomical Association - Telescope Calculator A javaScript-driven calculator, which will compute the values of a number of paramaters for any telescope and eyepiece combinations entered.
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.
Amateur Telescope Optics Presents information on aberrations, obstruction effects, and reflecting, refracting, and catadioptric objectives, and the eyepiece and eye.

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