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In order to use this web page, click on one of the topics to the left. Then the text in this box will be
changed to point to some sites that expand on the topic you have chosen. Many of these
sites contain YouTube videos that will help you to get started with stargazing and telescope basics.
Thanks to Ross Gaunt for providing many of these links.
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<span id="general" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this);">General Astronomy Sites</span>
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<a href="http://www.astro-imaging.com" target="_blank">Astrophotography</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">Rob Kantelberg's web site has a wealth of information about astrophotography. You can learn here how to focus
better, do calibration frames, and so on. The site also has some good tutorials on how to use the popular
PixInsight program.</div>
<a href="http://www.teachastronomy.com" target="_blank">Teach Astronomy</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">Teach Astronomy is an astronomy learning tool, intended either as a supplement for classroom instruction or for
informal learners wanting to know more about the subject. This site has a very comprehensive set of learning
tools, including text book courses, images, news articles, and video lectures.</div>
<a href="http://www.planetsofthesolarsystem.net" target="_blank">Planets</a>
<div class="links_comment">This site has information about the bodies of the solar system (planets, dwarf planets,
moons, comets, etc.), and how the solar system formed.</div>
<a href="http://www.heavens-above.com" target="_blank">Heavens Above</a>
<div class="links_comment">Orbital predictions for many satellites, including the International Space Station, the
Iridium Satellites (which can be exceedingly bright -- a definite wow factor) and the space shuttle (if and when
it's up). Plug in your latitude and longitude, and it will tell you where and what time to go out and look for
the satellites.</div>
<a href="http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html" target="_blank">Earth and Moon Viewer</a>
<div class="links_comment">This site lets you see what the Earth and Moon look like at any given time and place.</div>
<a href="http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov" target="_blank">Photo Journal</a>
<div class="links_comment">The NASA photojournal site -- lots of pictures of the planets taken from the various
spacecraft sent out over the years (Voyager, Pioneer, Galileo, etc.).</div>
<a href="http://SkyandTelescope.com/resources/organizations" target="_blank">Sky & Telescope</a>
<div class="links_comment">This is a direct link to Sky & Telescope's web page listing astronomy clubs throughout the U.S.</div>
<a href="http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html" target="_blank">Hubble Telescope</a>
<div class="links_comment">Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures.</div>
<a href="http://www.nineplanets.org" target="_blank">Nine Planets</a>
<div class="links_comment">The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System. This site has a lot of info and images of the planets.</div>
<a href="http://people.cst.cmich.edu/melli1a" target="_blank">Axel Mellinger</a>
<div class="links_comment">This is the web site of Axel Mellinger, a former Bay Area resident and TVS member. He's
an amateur astronomer who takes excellent astrophotos. His composite Milky Way photo and his all-sky panoramic
photo are an amazing achievement and can be purchased as posters from Sky Publishing (www.skyandtelescope.com).</div>
<a href="http://www.philharrington.net" target="_blank">Phil Harrington</a>
<div class="links_comment">Phil Harrington's web site. Covers some of the info in Phil's very helpful books</div>
<a href="http://www.darksky.org/" target="_blank">International Dark Sky Association</a>
<div class="links_comment">The International Dark Sky Association. Learn what you can do to help curb the
widespread light pollution problem we have in our cities.</div>
<a href="http://www.badastronomy.com/index.html" target="_blank">Bad Astronomy</a>
<div class="links_comment">Phil Plait's web site devoted to clearing up popular misconceptions in astronomy and
science. Quite amusing and informative.</div>
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<span id=articles class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Articles</span>
<div id="D_articles" class="links_details">
<a href="https://openstax.org/details/astronomy", target="_blank">1-2 semester introductory astronomy courses</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/content.jsp?pageName=Glossary" target="_blank">Glossary (glossary for telescopes)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Getting-Started/com/460.uts" target="_blank">How to get started in the hobby</a><br>
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<span id="intro" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Intro to Stargazing</span>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3w6kKkang8" target="_blank">Stargazing - Getting Started in Astronomy</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUbG8jboh4M&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_e6Oc7yPdaaK_ZUVOyJ09_U&index=1&t=210s" target="_blank">Stargazing Basics 1: learn how to get oriented in the night sky for stargazing</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8Veb_AlJ0&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_e6Oc7yPdaaK_ZUVOyJ09_U&index=2" target="_blank">Stargazing Basics 2: Understanding star magnitude in astronomy</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMu5k3Ik7JU&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_e6Oc7yPdaaK_ZUVOyJ09_U&index=3&t=141s" target="_blank">Stargazing Basics 3: How to measure distance in sky to find other stars</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLgPe_f-QCc" target="_blank">Astronomy for beginners - Getting started stargazing</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnO-5v8qbPo" target="_blank">Backyard Beginners: Watching the sky move</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl9qtBbKhEk" target="_blank">5 simple tips for getting started in stargazing (Sky at Night Magazine)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/What-Will-You-See-Through-a-Telescope/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99809.uts" target="_blank">What will you see through a telescope (article)</a><br>
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<span id="selecting" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Selecting a Telescope</span>
<div id="D_selecting" class="links_details">
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/How-To-Choose-a-Telescope/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99798.uts" target="_blank">How to choose a telescope (article)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goL3K_xQzbE&index=1&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_cx-7xgBfGHGAi9d144AoRZ&t=240s" target="_blank">Telescope Basics 1: Top three telescope types explained</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpnB5w_gZsI&index=2&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_cx-7xgBfGHGAi9d144AoRZ" target="_blank">Telescope Basics 2: Learn to calculate magnification for a telescope/understand focal ratios</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODk3cJam68&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_cx-7xgBfGHGAi9d144AoRZ&index=3" target="_blank">Telescope Basics 3: Understand common eyepieces for telescopes</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oALhSq0hoY&index=4&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_cx-7xgBfGHGAi9d144AoRZ" target="_blank">Telescope Basics 4: Understanding telescope and apparent field of view in telescopes</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpF1_Q5yPsk&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_cx-7xgBfGHGAi9d144AoRZ&index=5" target="_blank">Telescope Basics 5: Learn the basics about larlow lenses for telescopes</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waPj5AkXirs&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_cx-7xgBfGHGAi9d144AoRZ&index=6" target="_blank">Telescope Basics 6: Understanding telesope finders, types, and alignment</a><br>
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<span id="basics" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Telescope Basics</span>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oG73hVHzf0&index=4&list=PL8E8362735A736A30" target="_blank">Getting started with your new astronomy telescope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQB6UnrTEEM" target="_blank">Choosing & Using telescope mounts</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtAwdO0Dhnc&t=200s" target="_blank">Why is my image upside down?</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmT7D6ZIPHQ" target="_blank">How to setup a Celestron 9.25 Goto telescope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLRzVoXpPaE" target="_blank">How to set up the CGX-L tripod & Mount (Celestron)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-HGFavzZfg&t=366s" target="_blank">Amateur Astronomy Video 2 - Parts of the Telescope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/Image-Orientation/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99816.uts" target="_blank">Image orientation (article)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkxtdtrAh6A" target="_blank">Amateur astronomy video 3 - accessories </a><br>
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<span id="finderscope" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Finderscope</span>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH4MksauCjY" target="_blank">How to align your finderscope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3zGgrY7sK8" target="_blank">How to align a finderscoe for new astronomers</a><br>
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<span id="equatorial" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Equatorial Mounts</span>
<div id="D_equatorial" class="links_details">
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plx6XXDgf2E&index=1&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_fxTiSQxQ_csdXof0LG4zh7&t=26s" target="_blank">How to align an equatorial mount</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7HVDKAZ6eM&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_fxTiSQxQ_csdXof0LG4zh7&index=3" target="_blank">How to use an equatorial mount for amateur telescopes</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9Vwk7UUkA" target="_blank">How to use an equatorial mount for beginners</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdkB5NCnFps" target="_blank">Setting up a german equatorial mount</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3cWcj4Fb1A" target="_blank">Balancing an equatorial mount with Chris Hendren</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR8s2ws5Amg" target="_blank">Backyard Beginners: How to use an equatorial telescope mount</a><br>
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<span id="polar" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Polar Alignment</span>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY4Fo5ESubI" target="_blank">Telescope Tips: Setting up telescope polar alignment</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reW_s59jYKw" target="_blank">Polar Scope - how to use a polar scope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G34fzcqwdIc&t=49s" target="_blank">How to align your Celestron polar finder scope during the daytime</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbn8RkhbPdU&t=36s" target="_blank">Polar finder scope for Celestron CGEM mount</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8xKnX8oKfw" target="_blank">How to polar align your telescope mount - EQ polar alignment</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPdQ9pU9GJA" target="_blank">Polar alignment in daytime by Fongky VP of StarFinder</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35E9Lqjypz8" target="_blank">How to polar align a telescope in the southern hemisphere</a><br>
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<span id="tips" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Tips & Tricks</span>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9g18Q109o&list=PL8E8362735A736A30&index=7" target="_blank">Observing planets: optimising your views</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPoh76f60kA&index=8&list=PL8E8362735A736A30" target="_blank">Top 20 Astronomy Tips</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iobz-RJAbOI&index=9&list=PL8E8362735A736A30" target="_blank">Top 5 tips for improving planetary view withyour telescope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/How-To-Thermally-Optimize-Your-Telescope/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/116953.uts" target="_blank">How to thermally optimize your telescope (article)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/Dealing-With-Dew/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99802.uts" target="_blank">Dealing with dew (article)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/Seeing-in-the-Dark/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99833.uts" target="_blank">Seeing in the dark (article)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDfcrmtYz_s&t=389s" target="_blank">Filters - Enhancing lunar observation</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTRLALIav2w" target="_blank">Features of the Orion 1.25" basic color filter set </a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G98RTP6jbY" target="_blank">Collimating your reflecting telescope in a few minutes</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAVGcGEBmCE" target="_blank">How to Collimate a telescope - (Orion telescoes & Binoculars)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqRVIDj4aZA" target="_blank">Collimating your Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope in a few minutes</a><br>
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<span id="astrophotography" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Astrophotography</span>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KXd1BLMLs&list=PL8E8362735A736A30&index=1" target="_blank">Astrophotography with German equatorial mounts</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FIluj9ndQ" target="_blank">Bahtinov mask to focus on a star (focusing tips)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d0292TBMHo" target="_blank">Astrophotography P1: Telesope OTAs</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQB6UnrTEEM" target="_blank">Astrophotography P2: Choosing & Using telescope mounts</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW8NyT3r2LU" target="_blank">Astrophotography P3: Guiding your telescope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0JSTF8SGi4" target="_blank">Astrophotography without a star tracker</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Getting-Started/Astrophotography-Basics/pc/460/com/463.uts" target="_blank">Astrophotography Basics (Orion Telescope beginner series)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj8aDpUSmAo" target="_blank">How to make videos and pictures of the moon - telescope</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6xR-OQnysE&t=18s" target="_blank">How to create darks, flats, & bias (astrophotography calibration)</a><br>
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<span id="solar" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Solar Astronomy</span>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avxnK7MGYIA&index=2&list=PLLM5fRxAaC_fxTiSQxQ_csdXof0LG4zh7" target="_blank">How to view the sun safely - eclipses, sunspots</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/Observing-The-Sun/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99839.uts" target="_blank">Observing the sun (article)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQfO1ilgPYE" target="_blank">Safe solar observation (accessories)</a><br>
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<span id="what" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">What to See</span>
<div id="D_what" class="links_details">
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/Observing-Double-Stars/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99836.uts" target="_blank">Observing double stars (article)</a><br>
<a href="http://www.telescope.com/Articles/Equipment/Telescopes/Observing-Variable-Stars/pc/9/c/192/sc/194/p/99837.uts" target="_blank">Observing variable stars (article)</a><br>
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<span id="magazines" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Magazines</span>
<div id="D_magazines" class="links_details">
<a href="http://www.astronomy.com" target="_blank">Astronomy</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">Published by Kalmbach Publishing</div>
<a href="http://www.SkyandTelescope.com" target="_blank">Sky & Telescope</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">Published by Sky Publishing Corporation</div>
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<span id="stores" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Bay Area Stores</span>
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<a href="http://www.scopecity.com" target="_blank">Scope City</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">350 Bay St., San Francisco 415-421-8800<br>They still advertise but seem to have gone
out of business.</div>
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<span id="clubs" class="links_topic" onclick="showLinksDetails(this)">Bay Area Clubs</span>
<div id="D_clubs" class="links_details">
<a href="http://www.trivalleystargazers.org" target="_blank">Tri-Valley Stargazers</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">That's us!</div>
<a href="https://groups.io/g/trivalleystargazers" target="_blank">TVS discussion group</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">That's us too!</div>
<a href="http://www.eastbayastro.org" target="_blank">Eastbay Astronomical Society</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">(EAS): Meets at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. Home to the Telescope
Makers' Workshop, where anyone can come build their own telescope.</div>
<a href="http://www.chabotspace.org" target="_blank">Chabot Space and Science Center</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">(CSSC): In the Oakland Hills. Free telescope observing on Friday and Saturday nights
(weather permitting) using their 8" Alvan Clark refractor (1883), 20" John Brasher/Warner & Swasey
refractor (1915), and their new 36" classic cassegrain reflector (2003).</div>
<a href="http://observers.org" target="_blank">The Astronomy Connection</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">(TAC): An internet based group of amateurs, based primarily in the south bay.</div>
<a href="http://www.fpoa.net" target="_blank">Fremont Peak Observatory Association</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">(FPOA): FPOA runs the telescope on top of Fremont Peak near San Juan Bautista.</div>
<a href="http://www.mdas.net" target="_blank">The Mount Diablo Astronomical Society</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">(MDAS): During the summer they have public star parties on Mt. Diablo. They meet in
north Concord.</div>
<a href="http://www.sjaa.net" target="_blank">The San Jose Astronomical Association</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">(SJAA): SJAA holds auctions and swap meets twice a year.</div>
<a href="http://www.aanc-astronomy.org" target="_blank">The Astronomical Association of Northern California</a><br>
<div class="links_comment">(AANC): This organization encompasses a lot of the clubs in the Bay Area.</div>
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