· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar General Astronomy >> Beginners Forum Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Joe Cipriano Entropy Personified Reged: 09/03/05 Loc: Uh... anyone have a GPS? Best of Beginners - threads and links       #4057578 - 09/18/10 09:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Active Threads: The Best FREE Astronomy Software The Frugal Astronomer Scope Buddies How and when did you get interested in astronomy? (the original Cloudy Nights "Wandering Thread") Favorite Viewing Sites (link to thread in the General Observing Forum) Edited by WaterMaster (03/13/13 10:06 AM) Post Extras:       Joe Cipriano Entropy Personified Reged: 09/03/05 Loc: Uh... anyone have a GPS? Re: Best of Beginners - threads and links [Re: Joe Cipriano]       #4057591 - 09/18/10 09:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beginners tips to buying used gear To Intelliscope or Not to Intelliscope - an excellent, in depth discussion on Dobs. Post Extras:       Joe Cipriano Entropy Personified Reged: 09/03/05 Loc: Uh... anyone have a GPS? Re: Best of Beginners - threads and links [Re: Joe Cipriano]       #4057597 - 09/18/10 09:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Reference threads and links: Largest true-color photograph of the night sky Wondering why the views through your scope are "mushy", and everything looks like it's under running water? Check out the latest Jet Stream Analysis from the California Regional Weather Server. Want to add your local CSC to your signature? Here's how. Lists of common contractions, abbreviations, and acronyms Posting images Determining your limiting magnitude Safely observe the sun Jay Reynolds Freeman's Glossary for Telescope Buyers and Users Terms and Definitions from Solarviews.com How to pick a telescope from Astronomics Celestron's Knowledgebase Limiting Magnitude by Telescope Aperture Amateur Telescope Making from Stellafane.org The Bortle Scale from Sky and Telescope Guide to Eyepieces Ian's sketches of what various objects look like through 5" and 8" SCTs Cleaning Optics from The Arkansas Sky Observatory Damian Peach's Guide to Astronomical Seeing Telrad finder charts for The Messier List JPL/NASA Space Calendar Massive list of links to amateur astro sites Orion's DeepMap 600 Visible lunar features from Inconstant Moon Tonight's Sky. A simply amazing site/program that allows you to customize an observing list for your specific location and time. If you're wondering what to look at tonight, or any night, give this site a try. Great collection of articles and how to's, from Andy's Shot Glass. HNsky - Excellent free planetarium program. Cartes du Ciel - Free sky charts program Stellarium - One of the best planetarium programs - and it's free! Virtual Moon Atlas Polar align your scope in the Southern Hemisphere Another site with Southern hemisphere polar alignment info Heavens Above - Easy to use for beginners; has basic charts, satellite and minor planet location info. Info for owners of SCTs The Evening Sky Map - download a free 2-page monthly guide to the night sky. Telescope/EP Field of View Calculator Custom Sunrise/Sunset Calculator Good discussion about how to estimate degrees. Make sure to take a look at Measuring the Night Sky from the Fort Worth Astronomical Society. Edited by WaterMaster (06/07/13 08:23 PM) Post Extras:       Joe Cipriano Entropy Personified Reged: 09/03/05 Loc: Uh... anyone have a GPS? Re: Best of Beginners - threads and links [Re: Joe Cipriano]       #4057604 - 09/18/10 09:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Old "Best of" thread, to be retained as a reference until links have been verified & copied. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 14 registered and 38 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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