The Telescope Review Web Site
- Beginner's advice and articles, and telescope, eyepiece and accessory reviews.
- http://www.scopereviews.com/
Celestron C-130 Maksutov Modifications - Hints and tips on modifications for the Celestron C-130 to improve performance. - http://www.palmman.com/c-130/
Amateur Telescope Optics - Presents information on aberrations, obstruction effects, and reflecting, refracting, and catadioptric objectives, and the eyepiece and eye. - http://www.telescope-optics.net
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. - http://www.oarval.org/collimatE.htm
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. - http://www.stargazing.net/naa/scopemath.htm
FUSE - Continuous Viewing Zone Calculator - Used to estimate the right ascension and declination of the continuous viewing zone. - http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/support/tools/cvztool.html
Robin Gatter's Home Page - Cross-reference data for Meade LX200 telescope users. - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.gatter/
All About Telescopes - Information on refracting, reflecting and radio telescopes, details on amateur telescopes, eyepieces, mounts, lenses and software. - http://www.indepthinfo.com/telescopes/
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. - http://www.mapug-astronomy.net/AstroDesigns/
The ETX 70 Homepage - Information for specific support given to users of the Meade ETX 70 Telescope and astrophotography with the LPI/DSI Imagers. - http://astronomy.customer.netspace.net.au
How to Buy a Telescope - Basics, tips, and accessories with suggested reading and articles. - http://space.about.com/od/telescopesandoptics/ht/telescopehowto.htm
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. - http://www.mapug-astronomy.net/
How-to Articles - Contains practicals, mounts, eyepiece cases, dew shields, ATM's, star charts, and mini's. - http://www.cloudynights.com/category.php?category_id=71&pr=3
FAQ About Collimating a Newtonian Telescope - Questions on how important the answers are to the performance of the instrument. - http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Carlin/collimation/
NexStar Resource Site - Users guide, observer list, downloads, PC control, firmware, odds and ends, equipment reviews alignment guides, tracking test, and links. - http://www.nexstarsite.com/
Mike Barrell's Astronomy Page - Equipment information, alignment tips, images, planet finder, ham radio/WB9DLC, and links. - http://home.earthlink.net/~mjbarrell/
Polar Align your Telescope - Balancing the declination axis and the right ascension axis, aligning to north star, and using mount to locate objects. - http://www.astronomy.net/articles/4/polaralign.html
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. - http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=140
Observing Tips - Seven tips on a wide variety of topics. - http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/tips.html
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. - http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/buyers.htm