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Tonight's Sky - Calculate what can be observed at your location. Beckstrom Observatory - What's up in Tonight's Sky Night Sky Tonight Sky and Telescope Sky-at-a-Glance Let's Go Stargazing Guide (PDF) Astronomy Picture of the day Astronomy Picture of the day archives Astronomy Magazine Sky and Telescope Magazine Advice for First Time Telescope Buyers Spokane Astronomical Society Spokane, WA Table Mountain Star Party Association Ellensburg, WA
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Constellations Mythology Astronomy Now Planetary Information from NASA Astronomical League Stardate Magazine International Dark Sky Association Planetary Society Great Free Astronomy PC Software Cartes du Ciel Virtual Moon Atlas WinStars 3 There are many great astronomy programs for phones and tablets these days as well. Check your apps store for your favorites. Also good ones available for Windows 10 as well.
My Start In Astronomy I got started in astronomy as a teenager. Starting out with a 2.7" refractor purchased by my parents at the local Goodwill Store, and a smaller variable power Tasco refractor I purchased later at Kmart. I had many enjoyable hours observing with these scopes. Several years ago during the summer of 1994 during it seemed like a good time to purchase a larger telescope. I purchased a Odyssey 8 by the former Coulter Optical. I have 4 eyepeices all Kelners, 27, 12, 9, 6 mm and a 2 x barlow. I use a Telrad finder. I have thought about adding a regular finder It is a 8" f 4.5. scope but as of yet I have not had much trouble finding deep sky objects since 90% of it is knowing where to point it. At the time the Coulter scope was about $100 less than comparable 8" scopes on the market. It was an inexpensive way of getting into a medium sized scope. Nothing beats a good pair of binoculars for astronomy either. I have a pair of Bushnell brand, 10x50 and also a pair of ProSpec brand, 7x35. It is amazing what you can spot with just binoculars. You can see the moons of Jupiter if you hold them still enough. I am mostly interested in visual astronomy. I get the most fun out of spending a night out under the stars and observing as much as possible. If you have any questions about my equipment or my page please feel free to email me. Scott Harvey Spokane, Washington My Telescopes In the process of acquiring a new telescope. Looking for a Meade ETX-125. Keep looking up |