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TELESCOPE & ASTRONOMY
INFORMATION
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UPDATED 29th April 2008
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QUICK INDEX:
DETAILED INDEX BELOW
TELESCOPE INFORMATION
- TELECOPES
- TELESCOPE TYPES
- MOUNTS
- LIGHT GATHERING POWER
- CLOSER LOOK AT REFRACTORS
- CLOSER LOOK AT REFLECTORS
- TELESCOPE DIMENSIONS
- TELESCOPE BALANCING
- EYEPIECES
- CLEANING OPTICS
- TELESCOPE TIPS
- GENERAL TIPS
- PLANET TIPS
- FAINT/DEEP SKY TIPS
- DO NOT VIEW THE SUN UNLESS...
- ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
- VIDEOING THE NIGHT SKY
- TELESCOPES AND ASTRONOMY LINKS
- HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
TELESCOPE PRODUCT INFORMATION
- PRICELIST INDEX
- LOSMANDY
- PHILIPS TOUCAM
- CELESTRON
- HUTECH ASTRONOMICAL PRODUCTS
- RIGEL SYSTEMS
- WILLIAM OPTICS
- PENTAX
- ASTRO ENGINEERING
- ADIRONDACK CCD IMAGING (STELLACAM)
- BUSHNELL
- TASCO
- NOVOSIBIRSK (TAL)
- SILICON POWER (MEDIA)
- GREEN LASER POINTERS
- VIXEN PARTOLOGY
- SKYWATCHER
- TELESCOPE CONSTRUCTION PARTS
- SECONDHAND
- BYOT - BUILD YOUR OWN TELESCOPE INDEX
- HOME TELESCOPE CONSTRUCTION
- BYOT FOR SCHOOLS
- TELESCOPE ACHROMATIC LENSES
- T & A MADE TELESCOPES
- CLASSIFIEDS
- TELESCOPES
- SPOTTING SCOPES
- NIGHT VISION
- MICROSCOPES
- SECONDHAND
- TELESCOPE PARTS & ACCESSORIES
- BOOKS/REFERENCES
- GLOSSARY
- TELESCOPES & ASTRONOMY SERVICES
- "WHAT'S NEW?"
- VIXEN OPTICAL PAGES
- ONLINE STORE
- TELESCOPES AND ASTRONOMY LINKS
ASTRONOMY INFORMATION
- ASTRONOMY
- USING BINOCULARS FOR THE NIGHT SKY
- LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
- VENUS TRANSITS THE SUN 8TH JUNE 2004
- TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2002
- AUSTRALIA HAS THE BEST SKIES
- COSMOLOGY
- TELESCOPES AND ASTRONOMY LINKS
ASTRONOMY PRODUCT INFORMATION
- POSTERS & CHARTS
- TELESCOPES AND ASTRONOMY LINKS
DETAILED INDEX
TELESCOPE INFORMATION
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TELESCOPES
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This is the telescope section of the web site. On these pages you will find free information about the science,
choosing, buying, using and improving instruments like telescopes, spotting scopes
and binoculars for day or
night use, amateur Dobsonian telescope making custom or kits. Based in Adelaide, sales in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and world.
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ASTRONOMY
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Information on different aspects within astronomy. Confused about distances? Get an idea on how big the Universe really is. Includes using binoculars for the
night sky and why they're so good.
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Information on major celestial attractions and free viewing nights.
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Helpful hints to capturing the night sky on film.
During the day any telescope can do it.
At night an equatorial mount of any kind is used. For digital cameras, camcorders,
CCD and security cameras please see Videoing The Night Sky below.
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BYOT - Build Your Own Telescope Kits
If you wish to build from individual
parts, including help, see the Home Telescope Construction link below.
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BYOT FOR SCHOOLS KIT
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Build Your Own Telescope. Everything you need to know and materials to build
a complete 8" (200mm) reflecting telescope. If you wish to build from individual
parts, including help, see the Home Telescope Construction link below.
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AUSTRALIAN
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TELESCOPE TIPS
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Enter here for how to improve your telescope's performance and how to
make the best use of the night sky.
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TELESCOPES & ASTRONOMY SERVICES
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We have many services to offer. Please enter here to find out what we
can do.
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VIDEOING THE NIGHT SKY
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Using cameras, digital cameras, camcorders, security cameras and CCD video
cameras for astronomy and more. This site
also has links to parts and adaptors to connect your camera to a telescope.
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Pricelist for Pentax, Bushnell, Tasco, Vixen, SkyWatcher and Telescope Construction Parts. Prices for optical equipment including telescopes, binculars, spotting scopes, rangefinders, speed cameras, night vision, microscopes, accessories etc...
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T & A MADE TELESCOPES
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Website Under Construction! Custom telescopes made to specification. Have a particular interest in the planets? We can build a telescope specialised for planet viewing at no extra cost. Pick your materials to suit your needs
and your budget. The mirror used will be made more accurate than
commercial production
line mirrors.
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HOME TELESCOPE CONSTRUCTION
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Web page for the telescope home builder. The page has a comprehensive listing of
help including parts and accessory prices, information, tips and links.
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TELESCOPE ACHROMATIC LENSES
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For builders of Refractor telescopes we have a range of objective lenses. Also available are various parts such as focusers, tube rings etc.
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Posters, postcards, pictures, images and Sky Charts. Many educational items. References for the night sky including Moon, Planets and deep sky.
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We've put together a Vixen website with extra pictures and extra information.
The website includes a complete price list of Vixen products.
There's a link to Vixen's own website too.
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"WHAT'S NEW?"
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New products and current specials are listed on this page via our Newsletter.
The Newsletter also has tips and information. Please email us if you want the
Newsletter sent to you.
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USING BINOCULARS FOR THE NIGHT SKY
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Binoculars can be used to great effectiveness to look at many objects in the night sky.
This section shows their many advantages and of course their disadvantage.
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VENUS TRANSITS THE SUN JUNE 8TH 2004
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The Planet Venus will Transit across the face of the Sun. The event can be witnessed by using the appropriate Sun Filter on Binoculars or Telescope, or the technique of Solar Projection. If you have good sight, then normal Eclipse Glasses will surfice
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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE AUSTRALIA 2002
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The Total Solar Eclipse in South Australia on Wednesday the 4th of December
2002 can be seen at its best from Ceduna and Wirraminna (west of Woomera)
in South Australia.
A Partial Eclipse can be seen from the major Australian cities
with Adelaide being the best.
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HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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Hubble Space Telescope information and links.
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DO NOT VIEW THE SUN UNLESS...
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Under construction! As you could imagine, it's dangerous to view the sun with an optical instrument unless
the correct filters are used which cost hundreds of dollars. This
section shows how to
use projection technique for any telescope, some can be set-up in seconds.
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A selection of telescope and astronomy links selected to cover all facets which are not covered by us.
Sites are divided into categories
as well as Australian and World sites.
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Sales and service of telescopes and astronomy equipment for amateur or beginner, spotting scopes, binoculars, astrophotography, Dobsonian making, kits or custom made, books and information to
Australia, New Zealand and Asia, free optic
viewing day or night, images of the southern night sky.
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Classified web page product listings with prices including Telescopes,
Accessories, Binoculars, Spotting Scopes, Microscopes, Night Vision
and Secondhand.
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Continuely Under Construction! For information regarding the Universe and that. The basics of understanding what makes up the Universe for the
beginner. Sceintific knowledge based on Copernicus, Galilao, Newton, Einstein, Hubble, Hawking and others.
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AUSTRALIA HAS THE BEST SKIES
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Find out why!
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HOME PAGE
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Contact Us - telescopes@adam.com.au
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