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Optical System Aberrations | AstroGeek

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Amateur astronomy through the eyes of a computer geek – Now with Full Frontal Nerdity! Classical 7 lens abberations:. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out. The Sky at Night.

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Mag 3 Skies: February 2006

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Saturday, February 25, 2006. The International Dark-Sky Association can always use your help, especially financially, for their good works. But I'm talking about their website. You know there's a problem when a website has a link called "Site users guide" at the top (in addition to "keyword index," "site map," and "search the site"! If you have to explain it how your site works, then you've done something wrong. It's dreadful in just about every aspect. Posted by Kim @ 1:48 PM. Friday, February 24, 2006.

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Telescope FAQ | AstroGeek

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Amateur astronomy through the eyes of a computer geek – Now with Full Frontal Nerdity! WARNING: This FAQ is a work in process. I intend it to be a combination education resource, and buyer’s guide for telescopes. Input in the form of comments or corrections will be gratefully accepted. Considering your first foray into astronomy can be intimidating. The equipment can be expensive, delicate, and difficult to store. Should you jump in and get a telescope? Will a pair of binoculars work for you instead?

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Mag 3 Skies: September 2006

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Thursday, September 21, 2006. Almost Heaven Star Party. I've been meaning to blog about the Almost Heaven Star Party,. Which was an unqualified success last month. It's about the only stargazing I've managed to do all summer, hence the spotty blogging. I'll make a full report tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's a picture of our little setup before the hoardes arrived:. Posted by Kim @ 9:51 AM. New developments at StargazerTees. Posted by Kim @ 9:26 AM. Campaign for Dark Skies. Almost Heaven Star Party.

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Resources | AstroGeek

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Amateur astronomy through the eyes of a computer geek – Now with Full Frontal Nerdity! These are free downloadable resources for amateur astronomers. If you would like to see something here that is not listed, please leave a comment. In keeping with my No Ads policy. I will only link to it if it is absolutely free (not nagware, not shareware, not upgradeware) and easily downloadable. For software, I would prefer it be available in a variety of platforms. A scale model of the Earth-Moon system. Tour the s...

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Reflectors | AstroGeek

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Amateur astronomy through the eyes of a computer geek – Now with Full Frontal Nerdity! Reflectors usually use a concave primary mirror to collect and focus incoming light onto a secondary mirror (flat in Newtonian designs, convex in other designs) that in turn reflects the image into an eyepiece for viewing. Lower cost per inch of aperture than offered by refractors and catadioptrics, since mirrors can be produced at less cost than lenses in refractors in medium to large apertures;. Even though the Ritch...

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Venus at Sunset | AstroGeek

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Amateur astronomy through the eyes of a computer geek – Now with Full Frontal Nerdity! September 23, 2013. Just a quick snap with my phone’s camera as I left the office this evening. This entry was posted in Commentary. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. 365 Days of Astronomy. Post wa...

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Amateur astronomy through the eyes of a computer geek – Now with Full Frontal Nerdity! Newer posts →. That bright star next to the moon tonight…. November 15, 2010. 8230; was Jupiter, again. I swear I get more questions about objects that are planets than I do anything else. Oh, and by the way, the bright star you’re seeing in the morning, on the way to work, is Venus. That bright star next to the moon tonight…. September 23, 2010. Really pretty view of Orion this morning. September 24, 2009. Then I pain...

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Beginner’s Guide | AstroGeek

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Amateur astronomy through the eyes of a computer geek – Now with Full Frontal Nerdity! Getting Started in Amateur Astronomy for little or no money. This is my own list of ideas that beginning stargazers can use to get into amateur astronomy without spending a bundle on expensive and mostly unnecessary equipment. There are other lists out there, some of them by other people more famous than me, or put out by astronomy magazines. Do some poking around, and you’ll get some really good ideas. Go to your loca...