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Scott's LX200, ATM, and SCT Gadget Page Scott's LX200, ATM, and SCT Gadget Page: Fun stuff, projects, downloads, and links. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.starcrwzr.com/ How to Polar Align How to Polar Align: Balancing the declination axis and the right ascension axis, aligning to north star, and using mount to locate objects. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.astronomy.net/articles/4/polaralign.html NexStar11 NexStar11: The unofficial support site including astrophotography, tutorials, tips, projects, downloads, and links. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://nexstar11gps.com/next/ Roger Steer's Astronomy Page Roger Steer's Astronomy Page: Telescope techniques and links. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/island_observatory/astro.htm Telescope SA - The Cosmos Through your Eyes Telescope SA - The Cosmos Through your Eyes: Guides, how to's, and tips. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.telescopesa.za.org/TGHMenu.htm Mike Barrell's Astronomy Page Mike Barrell's Astronomy Page: Equipment information, alignment tips, images, planet finder, ham radio/WB9DLC, and links. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://home.earthlink.net/~mjbarrell FAQ About Collimating a Newtonian Telescope FAQ About Collimating a Newtonian Telescope: Questions to ask to find out how important the answers are to the performance of an instrument. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~mbartels/kolli/kolli.html The Telescope Review Web Site The Telescope Review Web Site: Beginner's advice and articles, and telescope, eyepiece and accessory reviews. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.scopereviews.com/ Collimation of Newtonian Telescope without Special Tools Collimation of Newtonian Telescope without Special Tools: Intended to guide a inexperienced telescope user through a rough collimation process in which expensive additional tools are not required to obtain a workable collimation. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.vvm.com/~piscescs/collimat/NoTools2.html Meade Advanced Products Users Group 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. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.mapug.com/ The Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Web Site The Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Web Site: Basics, observing, tips, photo basics, glossaries, and links. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://sctscopes.net/ DarkSkyFalcon Astronomy DarkSkyFalcon Astronomy: A resource and links page. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.geocities.com/darkskyfalcon How to Modify Your Celstar C8 Wedgepod for Easier Polar Alignment How to Modify Your Celstar C8 Wedgepod for Easier Polar Alignment: Methods to correct the problems that arise when trying to properly polar align. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://hometown.aol.com/nlpjp2/ LXD55 LXD55: Reviews, knowledgebase, gallery, FAQ, message forum, classifieds, store, and links. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://lxd55.com Choosing your Telescope's Magnification Choosing your Telescope's Magnification: Selection depends on eyesight, telescope's aperture and optical design, atmospheric conditions, and type and size of the object being viewed. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=140 Collimating Newtonian Optics 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. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/tm/collimat.html Meade DS Telescopes Meade DS Telescopes: A place of discussion for users and owners. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade-DS-Telescopes/ ATS - Techniques and Tips ATS - Techniques and Tips: An article entitled: A Professional Method for Cleaning Optics by Robert Ariail. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www1.tecs.com/oldscope/atspages/techtips.htm How-to Articles How-to Articles: Contains practicals, mounts, eyepiece cases, dew shields, ATM's, star charts, and mini's. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.cloudynights.com/howtos.htm Measuring Reflectivity of Secondary Mirrors Measuring Reflectivity of Secondary Mirrors: An article by Dave Scherping. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/reflect.htm Tips for the Department Store Telescope Owner Tips for the Department Store Telescope Owner: Equipment and accessories, and observing through images and books. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.synrgistic.com/telguide/begindeptstore.htm Photon Astronomy eZine Photon Astronomy eZine: Magazine which aims to fill the gap left by the regular printed magazines. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.nightskyobserver.com/Photon Telescope Buyer's Guide Telescope Buyer's Guide: Finding a way through the maze of ads, catalogs, claims and counter claims about which is best or the least expensive. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/buyers.htm Observing Tips Observing Tips: Seven tips on a wide variety of topics. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/tips.html NexStar Resource Site NexStar Resource Site: Users guide, observer list, downloads, pc control, firmware, odds and ends, equipment reviews alignment guides, tracking test, and links. (Telescope Owner Resources) http://www.NexStarSite.com