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| Beginner Series: How to Setup a Dob
[Article] | 05/03/05 | by John Crilly
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| | Step by step on how to setup a dob for observing.. . . |
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| Beginner's Escort to the Deep Sky Objects
[Article] | 07/20/03 | by Ron B[ee]
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| | This guide is written by a beginner Deep Sky observer for a beginner Deep Sky observer or timid observer who would like to try deep sky observing but just . . . |
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| Binoviewers?
[Article] | 08/29/05 | by John Crilly
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| | Binoviewers are becoming a very popular accessory for telescope users.
They offer several advantages over single-eyed viewing, at the cost of a few
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| Bitten by the Astronomy Bug and What I did About It
[Article] | 04/16/03 | by Jamie Seibert
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| | I got into astronomy about a year ago. It was an interest that had been building up since I was a child. When I was about eight years old, my parents gave . . . |
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| Cepheids Explained
[Article] | 04/17/03 | by Daniel Mounsey
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| | The first cepheid ever discovered was in 1784 by a man named John Goodricke. The star is officially
called "Delta Cephei" obviously named after its const. . . |
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| First Light, First Telescope, First Marriage
[Article] | 06/03/05 | by Daniel Smith
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| | After two careers, raising a family, and doing all the
responsible things that was expected of me, I am finally getting near
retirement age and had to st. . . |
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| I bought my first telescope, now what…
[Article] | 09/28/03 | by George Fanthome
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| | Well ahead of you lie endless hours of pleasure and frustration…. hopefully more of the former than the latter, especially as time goes by and you become m. . . |
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| Keep Looking Up
[Article] | 04/16/03 | by Thomas Shmalberg
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| | It was a cool, fall night when I was laying outside on the trampoline and I saw something "ZIP" across the sky, what was that I thought to myself, not know. . . |
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| Meade 12.5" Dob (a beginners perspective)
[Article] | 11/18/02 | by Paul Money
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| | The telescope came with a telrad finder, 10x50 finder, and 2 Meade series 4000 eyepieces for $1000. Originally it just came with the telrad, but I negotiat. . . |
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| Meade DS-2000 Struggles
[Article] | 12/22/09 | by Gary MacPhail
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| | I had seen a Meade DS-2000 telescope on the shelf of Walmart and told myself that, one day I will have that. Nearly two years later it was. . . |
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| New Urban Astronomer: I've seen the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter. Now What?
[Article] | 04/16/03 | by Kevin Harris
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| | Hello, my name is Kevin Harris I'm a new amateur astronomer. I live in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota where I do 95% of my observing right from my backyar. . . |
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| No Money Needed
[Article] | 04/16/03 | by Anthony Lutton
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| | If you are a beginner astronomer reading this, then obviously you have all of the prerequisites to starting your new and intriguing hobby of astronomy. Man. . . |
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| Stars
[Article] | 03/15/06 | by Griffin -
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| | Dear Sir, My nine year old grandson was given the assignment of a paper on stars.He got out his 3 X 5 cards and took notes from a number of sources. . . . |
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| The not so faint fuzzies (and other bright and obvious things) for beginners. Learn the basics about the skies most obvious target, the Moon.
[Article] | by Craig Schriever
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| | My name is Craig Schriever. I live in Waldwick, New Jersey. I have been involved in Astronomy for a about seven years. This column will be geared mostly to. . . |
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| Used Equipment on the Web
[Article] | 09/21/05 | by James Shepard
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| | Yes, I am hooked on the E-used astro-equipment market. Yes, I know I have all the equipment I need. At least that’s what one part of me tells myself. Ther. . . |
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| What Amateur Astronomers WANT from Their Suppliers
[Article] | 12/11/09 | by Joe Lalumia
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something and then after trying to use it found out that . . . |
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