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11/22/2004 06:15:23 PM · #1 |
Does anyone know any good star maps on the net. For free and how to easily read them? Or a site that give instructions to where to point your telescope to the sky instead of your neighbors window. ;)
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11/22/2004 06:16:36 PM · #2 |
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11/22/2004 06:18:41 PM · #3 |
Heh... I was thinking you meant something like this:
//www.seeing-stars.com/ |
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11/22/2004 06:25:37 PM · #4 |
Lol not really. But the site you gave me tranquil doesn't help too much how to learn to point the telescope. I've been to that site and i got a little confused because i'm a real beginner.
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11/22/2004 06:28:47 PM · #5 |
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11/22/2004 06:40:18 PM · #6 |
What scope do you have?
Do you want to photograph the sky or just look?
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11/22/2004 06:45:42 PM · #7 |
I have a bushnell 345 and i was thinking of upgrading to the Meade ETX-70 with "go to" function because there is a shop near my house that has a cheap offer for that telescope, but people have told me it's not really worth it, what do you think? i want to photograph and see some planets and nebulas. On this site CLick Here it says that you can see 1471 things with this telescope. any help would be appreciated.
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11/22/2004 07:04:05 PM · #8 |
I have a Meade etx-70 which is a fun little scope but not ideal for photography. For my astro pics i use an orion 8 inch reflector which has duel drives which tracks the motion of the stars. The etx 70 tracks in a different way which is not suitable for the long exposures needed for nebulas. Although the etx can be used if you have a wedge but it`s still only a 70mm scope.
Astrophotography is fun but frustrating.
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11/22/2004 07:20:54 PM · #9 |
So you think its a nice upgrade, still keeping the bushnell 345 for pohotgraphy and the meade etx-70 for astrology? can you see many things witt that telescope?
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11/22/2004 08:14:47 PM · #10 |
Look in a search engine for "SkyGlobe" - a DOS program that gives you an image like a planetarium.
See a screenshot here:
//astro4.ast.vill.edu/skyglobe.htm
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11/22/2004 08:39:52 PM · #11 |
Cool, now I have places to go when I am bored!!! Thanks for this fun link!!! I want to go see Godzilla get his star on monday! Too bad I have to work. Bah!
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