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Beginner's Guide to Amateur Astronomy: 

An Owner's Manual for the Night Sky by David J. 
Eicher and, Michael Emmerich (Kalmbach Publishing 
Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993).

NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the 
Universe

 by Terence Dickinson, (Firefly Books, 

Willowdale, ON, Canada, 3rd edition, 1999).

Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate 
Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes 
and Accessories

 by Philip S. Harrington (John Wiley 

& Sons, New York, 1998 ).

The Backyard Astronomer's Guide

  by Terence 

Dickinson and Alan Dyer (Firefly Books Ltd., 
Willowdale, ON, Canada, revised edition, 1994).

The Beginner's Observing Guide: An Introduction 
to the Night Sky for the Novice Stargazer

 by Leo 

Enright, (The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 
Toronto, ON, Canada, 1999).

The Deep Sky: An Introduction

 by Philip S. 

Harrington (Sky Publishing Corporation, Cambridge, 
MA, Sky & Telescope Observer's Guides Series, ed. Leif 
J. Robinson, 1997).

The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to 
Deep Sky Objects

 by David J. Eicher (Kalmbach 

Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1988).

Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky 
Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and how 
to Find Them

 by Guy J. Consolmagno and Dan M. 

Davis, (Cambridge University Press, New York, 3rd 
edition, 2000)
 

A Manual Of Advanced Celestial Photography

 by 

Brad D. Wallis and Robert W. Provin (Cambridge 
University Press; New York; 1984)

Astrophotography An Introduction

 by H.J.P. Arnold 

(Sky Publishing Corp., Cambridge, MA,Sky & Telescope 
Observer's Guides Series, ed. Leif J. Robinson, 1995).

O

bservational References

M

agazines

Astrophotography for the Amateur:

 by Michael 

Covington (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 
UK, 2nd edition,1999).

Splendors of the Universe:

 A Practical Guide to 

Photographing the Night Sky by Terence Dickinson 
and Jack Newton (Firefly Books, Willowdale, ON, 
Canada, 1997)

Wide-Field Astrophotography

 by Robert Reeves 

(Willmann-Bell, Inc., Richmond, VA, 2000).

A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets

 by Jay M. 

Pasachoff, (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999).

Atlas of the Moon

 by Antonín Rükl (Kalmbach 

Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993).

Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's 
Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System

 

by Robert Burnham (Dover  Publications, New York; 
3- volume set, 1978).

Observer's Handbook

 by The Royal Astronomical 

Society of Canada, (University of Toronto Press, 
Toronto, ON, Canada, published annually).

Sky Atlas 2000.0

 by Wil Tirion and Roger W. Sinnott 

(Sky Publishing Corp., Cambridge, MA, 2nd edition, 
1998)

Astronomy Magazine

 (Kalmbach Publishing Co., 

Waukesha, WI)

Sky & Telescope Magazine

  (Sky Publishing Corp., 

Cambridge, MA)

SkyNews Magazine: The Canadian Magazine 
of Astronomy & Stargazing

 (SkyNews Inc., Yarker, 

ON, Canada)

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Summary of Contents for 909AZ3

Page 1: ...Mask Remove before viewing Dew Cap Sun Shade Objective Lens Tube Rings Accessory Tray Tripod Leg Height Adjustment Clamp Piggyback Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Finderscope Allignment Screw...

Page 2: ...5 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Read the entire instructions carefully before beginning Your telesope should be assembled during daylight hours Choose a large open area to wo...

Page 3: ...wingnuts and damage tripod legs Fig 3 Fig 2 TRIPOD SET UP ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE MAIN TUBE TO TUBE RINGS Fig 5 1 Remove the telescope tube from the paper covering 2 Place telescope tube in between t...

Page 4: ...9 These fixed magnification scopes mounted on the optical tube are very useful accessories When they are correctly aligned with the telescope objects can be quickly located and brought to the centre o...

Page 5: ...e number of eyepiece in your collection Focusing Fig c Slowly turn the focus knobs under the focuser one way or the other until the image in the eyepiece is sharp Fig c The image usually has to be fin...

Page 6: ...and therefore the stars are constantly moving so to track with this mount you need to constantly nudge the optical tube in both azimuth and altitude to keep the object in the field In reference materi...

Page 7: ...bit from person to person is less until your eyes become fully dark adapted and decreases as you get older To determine an exit pupil you divide the diameter of the primary of your telescope in mm by...

Page 8: ...also affects images Astronomy is an outdoor activity The best conditions will have still air and obviously a clear view of the sky It is not necessary that the sky be cloud free Often broken cloud con...

Page 9: ...New York 1984 Astrophotography An Introduction by H J P Arnold Sky Publishing Corp Cambridge MA Sky Telescope Observer s Guides Series ed Leif J Robinson 1995 Observational References Magazines Astro...

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