Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Align the Finderscope
September 28th, 2010 Subscribe To Our Feed
This is a continuation of our astronomy basics for beginners video series to help you get the most out of your beginner telescope. If you are using a child telescope and watching this with your child, you will probably want to further explain the concepts to him or her. However, this lesson is extremely important to learn with the goal of making your telescope viewing as pleasureable as possible. Your telescope’s finderscope is often confusing for the beginner astronomer, but our expert starts with the basics and goes from there:
We hope you enjoy this beginner astronomer video and continue to follow as we post more in this series.
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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Telescope Mounts
September 23rd, 2010 Subscribe To Our Feed
As part of our continuing training program for beginner astronomers, we are presenting the following video to help you understand the importance and use of telescope mounts. The telescope mount is an important piece of equipment to help new astronomers track heavenly bodies across the night skies.
This is a how-to video and whether you are using a beginner telescope or more advanced model, the information will be helpful. So, sit back and enjoy our resident astronomer:
In your search for the proper telescope mount, we recommend that you click one of our recommended telescopes and search the Amazon database for telescope mounts within your price range with the features you desire.
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Tips For Buying Beginner Telescopes
September 23rd, 2010 Subscribe To Our Feed
With the holidays just around the corner, here is a great video providing tips for buying a beginner telescope. Our resident astronomer gives you the basics of what to look for in your first telescope and what features should be ignored.
With the wide range of prices for a kids telescope or even an adult starter telescope, the hardest part of your search will be to determine the exact model that will work best for you. Take a look at our recommended beginner telescopes offered through Amazon, which we have found to be extremely competitive. So, take a minute to watch this helpful video and start your holiday shopping early:
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