Links 

Telescope 101 - Resources, January 2007

Online charts

S&T Skychart

http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart

Skymaps

http://skymaps.com/

Orion's "In the sky"

http://www.telescope.com/shopping/browse/blankmain.jsp?ruleID=142&itemID=0&itemType=CATEGORY&showChanges=true&KickerID=29&KICKER

Local observatories

Fernbank

http://208.63.68.213/index.html

Agnes Scott College Bradley Observatory

http://bradley.agnesscott.edu/

Manufacturers sites and catalogs

Celestron

http://www.celestron.com/

Meade

http://www.meade.com/

Orion

http://www.telescope.com/

Local dealers

Camera Bug

http://www.camerabug.com/

Wolf Camera

http://www.wolfcamera.com/

Telescopes Atlanta (care of Bradford Map)

http://www.telescopeatlanta.com/

Binoculars

Astronomy magazine article

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=8

Sky & Telescope article

http://skyandtelescope.com/howto/scopes/article_153_1.asp

Star hopping

Art Russell's web site

http://education.gsu.edu/spehar/FOCUS/Astronomy/index.htm

Celestial coordinates

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_coordinate_system

Setting circles

Astro-tom

http://www.astro-tom.com/telescopes/setting_circles.htm

GoTo computers

Check the telescope manufacturer web sites above

Batteries and chargers

Batteries.Com

http://www.batteries.com

Fryes

http://outpost.com

BatteriesPlus.Com

http://www.batteriesplus.com

Filters

Check the telescope manufacturer web sites above

Lumicon

http://www.lumicon.com/filters.htm

Thousand Oaks Optical

http://www.thousandoaksoptical.com/nebula.html

Power stations

Celestron, Orion

Other manufacturers carried by sport shops

Telrad

Available through most dealers

Dew shield

Available through most dealers

Chair or stool

Available through most dealers, Orion, etc

Cases

Orion

Lowes

Home Depot

Adjustable chairs

Orion

http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=126&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=6&iSubCat=30&iProductID=126

Kendrick

http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/observingchair.html

Collimation tool

Available through most dealers, Orion, etc

Fine focuser

Helical focuser from Orion

http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=11734&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=6&iSubCat=30&iProductID=11734

Anti-dew systems

Kendrick, Thousand Oaks Optical, Dew-Buster

Sonoma State University - Bright Stars (RA & Dec)

http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/observatory/observers/standards/BS_circles.pdf

Quick reference:

Sky & Telescope magazine - http://skyandtelescope.com/

Astronomy magazine - http://www.astronomy.com/

NightSky magazine - http://nightskymag.com/

Skymaps - http://skymaps.com/

Fernbank - http://208.63.68.213/index.html

Agnes Scott College Bradley Observatory - http://bradley.agnesscott.edu/

Celestron - http://www.celestron.com/

Meade - http://www.meade.com/

Orion - http://www.telescope.com/

Camera Bug - http://www.camerabug.com/

Wolf Camera - http://www.wolfcamera.com/

Telescopes Atlanta (care of Bradford Map) - http://www.telescopeatlanta.com/

Art Russell's site - http://education.gsu.edu/spehar/FOCUS/Astronomy/index.htm

Wikipedia (astronomy) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy

Astro-tom - http://www.astro-tom.com/

Batteries.Com - http://www.batteries.com

Fryes - http://outpost.com

BatteriesPlus.Com - http://www.batteriesplus.com

Lumicon - http://www.lumicon.com/filters.htm

Thousand Oaks Optical - http://www.thousandoaksoptical.com/nebula.html

Kendrick - http://www.kendrickastro.com/

Sonoma State - http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/observatory/observers/standards/BS_circles.pdf

Last Updated Tuesday, April 17, 2007