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Telrad Knob Modification
By Rex Cox
8/22/2010
Easy do-it-yourself modification
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Obsession 25” f/5 – Rebuilding a Classic
By Dave Bonandrini
6/19/2010
Rebuilding an Obsession 25" using modern day techniques and hardware.
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Telepod/Gibraltar Quick Release
By Thomas Holst
5/26/2010
Want a quicker, easier way to mount/dismount your TeleVue refractor on a Telepod/Gibraltar head? Read on.
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Red LED Dome Light Bulb Conversion
By Thomas Holst
2/27/2010
Tired of losing your night vision every time you open your car door and the bright dome light goes on? Here's a solution.
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Versatile 12 volt Red Reading/Writing/Chart Lamp
By Thomas Holst
1/24/2010
Make your own red LED chart lamp out of readily available components. An easy DIY project.
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Customizing my ETX-125
By Steve Thornton
11/2/2009
Improving on a classic telescope
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Make an Alt-Az Pipe Mount
By Ging-Li Wang
1/30/2009
A classic DIY project for shrinking budgets.
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INTELLIGENT IMAGING
By Bill Prueter
8/29/2008
What instrument has sensitivity for millions of shades of intensity, colors and can negate temporary fluctuations in atmospheric disturbances?
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CCD Cameras and Signal to Noise Ratio
By Ron Wodaski
4/19/2008
Can't figure out how long of an exposure to take with your CCD camera? Want to know the real reasons behind how you figure this stuff out? Read on!
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No Tape Rigel Quickfinder Second Edition
By Matthew Cecere
2/5/2008
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The NEWS@SKY (Space&Science)
By Konstantin Lysenko
11/29/2007
The NEWS@SKY (Space&Science) is a unique opportunity to browse hundreds of scientific and popular science Internet sites without a single mouse click!
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Shipping SCTs and Refractors
By Greg Nowell
9/21/2007
SCT correctors and refractors pose similar problems in shipping. Removal the SCT corrector, and the refractor's lens cell, makes shipping easier and more secure.
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Disassembly of an SCT: Child's Play
By Greg Nowell
9/13/2007
A pictorial on how to disassemble a c8. Many owners are wary of touching their instruments, but it is sometimes the right thing to do. Watch seven year old Geoffrey show that "even a child can do it" (most of it).
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Rebuilding NiCd Rechargable Battery Packs
By Dave Bonandrini
8/29/2007
Save some coin and save the Earth at the same time.
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Testing Your Telescope Indoors
By Darren Drake
3/29/2007
Have you ever received a new, prized telescope only to have cloudy skies for what seems to be weeks at a time? Here's a very useful way to occupy that time...
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Remake a Aluminum C-11 into a Carbon Fiber beauty
By Jerry Wise
3/16/2007
In an hour or two an Aluminum bodied Celestron can become a Carbon Fiber beauty with all the benefits of CF (along with longer cool down).
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Ed's Guide to SCT Collimation
By Ed Moreno
3/8/2007
Painless, and worth the effort....
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What’s inside a Meade LX200 14” SCT
By Jerry Wise
1/5/2007
Most of us consider the inside of an expensive telescope sacred ground with factory only admission. I’ve been a little scared of opening one up but the perfect opportunity came along recently.
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Size really DOES matter.
By Ed Moreno
11/3/2006
Some advice to consider for your FIRST telescope purchase…
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Total New Moon and Planet Imaging with a DOB!
By Jim Ruddy
4/21/2006
Even with no tracking, no EQ mount and an inexpensive P&S digital camera you can start to take basic images of the moon and planets.
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Colorful Double Stars for the ST80
By Blair Slayton
9/11/2005
A small scope can see color
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Focusing DSLRs - A Secret Technique
By Michael Covington
9/3/2005
Every digital SLR camera in the world has a built-in feature that will enable
you to focus perfectly and get pinpoint star images.(Author, Michael A. Covington, is the author of Astrophotography for the Amateur and other books.)
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How to Improve an Equipment Case
By Michael Covington
9/3/2005
Some of the carrying cases for my equipment used to have an annoying habit - they'd open up all the way... (Michael A. Covington is the author of Astrophotography for the Amateur and other books.)
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How I Check the Weather Before Going Observing
By Michael Covington
9/3/2005
Your local weather forecast won't necessarily tell you whether the sky is good for observing... (Michael A. Covington is the author of Astrophotography for the Amateur and other books.
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Flocking a Celestron 9.25” SCT
By Jay Emirzian
6/18/2005
Here is a couple modifications you can accomplish to your SCT with a little time and effort. The cost is minimal and the results are astounding. Read on......
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Reinforced Lapides Teegul Mount
By Jim Brown
5/11/2005
Have you ever wished you could use your Takahashi Teegul mount with those smooth slow motion controls for a medium-large telescope?
So did I...
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Measuring Astronomical Distances
By Joe DalSanto
2/23/2005
Have you ever wondered how we know the distances to astronomical objects? Here is a brief introduction to the fascinating field of astronomy.
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Diagonals
By MARK PAJOR
2/15/2005
Which one, how to pick, does it matter
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CI-700 Adjustable legs
By Jim Fusco
2/13/2005
Make your CI-700 tripod adjustable for under $25.00
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Go-to or Not To Go-To, That is the question
By Ed Moreno
1/22/2005
The opinion of a long-time astronomer…
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