Posts Tagged ‘Stars’
IYA2009 Galileo Observing whit a New Technology Telescope International Year of Astronomy 2009
Funny Video for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Celebration. Mexico`s Node
Duration : 0:0:58
Astronomy & Telescopes : How to Buy a Telescope
The key in buying a telescope is aperture size and making sure that the opening of the telescope is as large as possible. Discover how the ability of a telescope to gather light results in a better image with help from an astrophotographer in this free video on astronomy and Telescopes.
Expert: Billy Teets
Contact: www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/
Bio: Billy Teets is a third-year graduate student in physics, with an emphasis on astronomy, at Vanderbilt University.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Duration : 0:2:11
Meade ETX-125PE. Mounting & 2 star alignment (Alt/Az)
This video is a poorly made and patronising attempt at helping you get the scope onto the tripod correctly and to align it using the 2-star method.
Before you start, you must have entered the date and time into the handset along with your location. Instead of choosing your nearest city, use Google Earth to get your location’s coordinates.
Helpful sites:
Weasner – http://www.weasner.com/etx/menu.html(Everything ETX, fantastic site)
Stellarium http://www.stellarium.org/
(free, stand alone astronomy software. Doesn’t need an internet connection when used, so you can take it with you when using the scope!)
Duration : 0:4:38