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3. SCT for Beginners
Advice for beginners on using Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes. Includes equipment recommendations, visual observing and astrophotography tips.
http://home.earthlink.net/~tkurkowski/ - 01-09-2003
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4. All About Eyepiece Designs
The article describes the different eyepiece designs (such as Huygens, Ramsden, Kellner, and Plössl) and lists their inherent advantages and disadvantages.
http://www.atmpage.com/ep.html - 15-05-2000
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [1701]
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5. C8 Polar Alignment Problems?
A how-to, do-it-yourself project for making your own altitude and azimuth adjusters for easier polar aligning the Celstar C8 telescope. Also has a roll about, lev
http://hometown.aol.com/nlpjp2/index2.html - 15-07-2000
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [784]
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6. Collimating Newtonian Optics
How to collimate a Newtonian telescope. Contains complete instructions and easy to read diagrams, also contains links to this page in Spanish and Croatian.
http://www.efn.org/~mbartels/tm/collimat.html - 10-06-2001
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7. Eyepieces and Choosing an Eyepiece Set
How to select a proper eyepiece set to extract the best possible images from any telescope. Why certain eyepieces work better with each other
http://www.cloudynights.com/beginners/eyepieces.htm - 21-10-2000
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [2022]
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9. Johnsonian Tracking Platforms
Manufacturer of lower cost tracking platforms for dob type telescopes. Complete product details, photographs and pricing.
http://www.johnsonian.com/index.html - 08-01-2000
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [335]
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10. LX200, ATM and Gadget Page
Various projects that you can build to improve your Meade LX200 telescope. Most of these projects can also be used by any SCT owner.
http://members.cts.com/nebula/s/scottb80/index.htm - 22-06-2000
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Rating: [5.00] Votes: [96]
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