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Smartphone Telescope Finder
Nov 01 2024 05:00 AM |
PMP M42
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Discover a straightforward and cost-effective method to make locating celestial objects with a "non-go-to" telescope easier, especially for those new to astronomy. This technique can overcome a common challenge faced by novice amateur astronomers.
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Broke Back Solutions #2: How to make big heavy scopes easy to move
Apr 19 2012 11:50 AM |
tomharri
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Here is my solution for a one trip, everything at once, no heavy lifting, already set-up to go, scope.
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How to Calculate the Focal Length of an SCT
Mar 19 2010 06:33 AM |
EdZ
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This question comes up fairly often, particularly when people are interested in knowing the actual magnification they are using while viewing with an SCT. It has come up in
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Project Box - Battery Holder for Celestron CG5 Controller
Dec 22 2009 09:25 AM |
Guest
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The battery holder that comes with the telescope mount is a light plastic bag which contains a four-battery holder and some wire that are only lightly attached. I do not like this contraption so I redesigned my own
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Convert Any Flashlight to a Night Vision Ready Red
Dec 17 2009 11:56 AM |
Guest
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As many astronomy gazers might discover, dark adaption is the utmost priority in viewing the night sky. And, unless you're
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How to Build an Economical "Double-Stack" Finder
Dec 17 2009 09:49 AM |
Zamboni
in How to . . .
As many astronomers know, no single type of finderscope can be considered the end-all and be-all of sighting equipment. Many observers have multiple sighting devices on a single telescope. One of the most common combinations is the
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Connecting RoboFocus to CCD Soft
Dec 08 2009 07:24 AM |
Awesomelenny
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I have had the frustrations in connecting RoboFocus with CCD Soft in the setup. Even though CCD Soft does have RoboFocuser in its pull-down menu, the user like me is confronted with a nagging error message in CCD Soft saying it Failed to connect to Focuser! After I got this to work, I documented it.
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Passive Tool Collimation and the Newtonian
Aug 25 2009 04:45 AM |
Starman1
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Collimation is the alignment of the optical parts of a telescope. Though lining up the secondary under the focuser is essential for uniform illumination of the field of view, there are only two alignments in collimation: the focuser axis (done by adjusting the secondary mirror), and the Primary Axis (done by adjusting the primary mirror).
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Modifying a Mirror Cell to Support a Royce Conical Newtonian Mirror
Aug 06 2009 07:57 AM |
deSitter
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The Royce conical mirrors represent a great advance in Newtonian mirror technology
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How-to Make an Alt-az Pipe Mount
Feb 20 2009 06:29 AM |
mathteacher
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Why make an alt-az pipe mount?
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