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Archive for the ‘Telescope 101’ Category

You’ve got yourself a telescope. Now, what to see with a telescope? Watch this video how-to on determining what to view with your telescope.

Use a telescope to see the Messier Objects or take in planets and moons as they trace the ecliptic arc. Observe the stars with a telescope alongside an observatory director in… [Click here to continue]

Video guides on how to use star charts and star wheels with telescopes.

Star charts and star wheels help home telescope users find and identify stars in the night sky. Learn to use star charts for telescope viewing from an observatory director in this free astronomy video.

Expert: Rocky Alvey & Billy Teets
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This video looks at Galileo’s important work with the first telescope and includes an overview of the Slooh robotic telescopes. Robotic telescopes are accessed and controlled using the Internet an incredible evolution of technology from Galileo’s first telescopes.

To access the Internet, we must first open up our Internet browser. Once the browser has been activated we can either select one of our favorite web sites or go to the address bar and type in the Internet address that we wish to access.

Now, however, by logging on to certain web sites,… [Click here to continue]

If you don’t have the money to buy the all-powerful Meade or Celestron telescope, you can go frugal by making a home-made telescope using home items.

Just remember, it’s just for fun and might not interest die-hard stargazers.

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Refractor telescopes are some of the oldest telescopes available, utilized at around the beginning of the 15th century and still around today the refractor telescope is quite possibly one of the oldest telescopes in use today. Made up of concave lenses that allow the light to be refracted and images to appear bright and larger… [Click here to continue]

The basic difference between binoculars and telescope binoculars is their intended use. A pair of field binoculars is generally used for magnifying a set object that is relatively close and within a certain field of vision. However, telescope binoculars are made specifically for stargazing and possess a much larger focal length than traditional binoculars.… [Click here to continue]