The Care and Feeding of an Astronomical Telescope

Telescope Technology and Amateur Astronomy

Chapter 1 - Telescopes and Mountings

1. Different Types of Telescopes
2. Telescope Mountings

Chapter 2 - How Telescopes Do What They Do

1. Magnification
2. Field of View
3. Focal Ratio
4. Image Orientation and Standard Accessories
5. Unique Aspects of a Newtonian Reflector

Chapter 3 - Maintaining a Telescope

1. Collimation
2. Cleaning Mirrors and Lenses
3. How to Star Test Your Telescope
4. Is It Time To Re-aluminize?

Chapter 4 - Accessories

1. Eyepieces
2. Barlow Lenses
3. Colored Filters
4. Nebula Filters
5. Solar Filters

Chapter 5 - More Optical Terminology

... published in the February 1994 issue of the NightTimes

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