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How to dehumidify a Telescope

Aug 09 2008 01:59 AM | Guest in How to . . .

How To Remove Humidity from the INSIDE of your SCT

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Complete Collimation of the Meade Schmidt Newtonian

May 09 2008 02:26 AM | Guest in How to . . .

Other than seeing conditions, nothing will improve the optical performance of a telescope than accurate collimation - the act of ensuring that all optical and mechanical elements of a telescope are aligned as perfectly as possible

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Cooling Fan for a 12" Dob

Apr 15 2008 07:47 AM | tannehill in Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)

This describes my installation of a cooling and boundary-layer scrubbing fan on my Bintel 302 mm Dobsonian telescope

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How-to Optimize YourSkyView Pro Mount

Dec 07 2007 01:10 AM | David Rosenthal in How to . . .

SkyView Pro German Equatorial Mount (GEM) made by Orion is a nice light weight, portable and stable mount

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Building a Schiefspiegler

Sep 27 2007 02:15 AM | Bill Cheng in Amateur Telescope Making (ATM)

A Further Improved 4.25 Inch Unobstructed Oblique Reflector

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Collimation Using a Web Cam

Jul 27 2007 05:35 AM | tannehill in How to . . .

Web Cam-Based Newtonian Collimation using a Barlowed Laser Collimator

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Scribbling in the Dark

May 21 2007 02:25 AM | desertstars in How to . . .

Thoughts on How and Why to Record Observations

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How To Build a Portable Astronomy Hutch

Apr 04 2007 02:23 AM | Dennis_Oz in How to . . .

This article describes how I designed and built a portable, collapsible observing hutch

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Upgrading a C11 to a Carbon Fiber Tube

Mar 24 2007 01:52 AM | JerryWise in How to . . .

I've always liked the look and feel of Carbon Fiber OTAs.

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Indoor Artificial Star and Null Test

Mar 20 2007 05:16 AM | Darren Drake in How to . . .

Have you ever received a new prized telescope only to have cloudy skies for what seems to be weeks at a time?

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