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Beyond our galaxy

Milkyway:

  -Nebulae and clusters

  -Solar system

Image processing

Equipment

Amateur astronomy links

Introduction to astronomy and buying a first telescope:

A Beginners Guide to Astronomical Telescopes <- Start here ;)
Backyard Astronomy Basics
Tips for Telescope Buying
Naked eye astronomy guide

Telescope reviews:

Scope Views, By Roger Vine

Great deepsky imagers:

http://astrophoton.com/
http://www.karelteuwen.be/
http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/
Telescope Optics Myths

Optics:

Dawes Limit, 120 mm / telescope dia.
http://www.rfroyce.com/standards.htm

Refractor color correction:

http://rohr.aiax.de/hp_new/
https://teleskop-austria.at/support/testphotos/Refractor_color_test/Vega_testphotos_apochromats.jpg http://www.brayebrookobservatory.org/BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/forum/Apo_vs_Achro.html
http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/Documents/tec-apo-140f7.gif


Telescope comparisons:

http://www.ancientstarlight.com/M51_Comparisons.html

VMC260L Images:

http://www.astronomie.be/Tranquility.Base/
http://www.astropix.com/HTML/I_ASTROP/SCOPES.HTM
http://www.ancientstarlight.com/Jupiter_2009.html
http://www.ancientstarlight.com/M82_VMC260.html26 hours of exp.!
http://www.paulmcgale.co.uk/m1_20091222.htm
http://www.kevindixon.westhost.com/Solar_System-Vanleehove.htm
http://www.astronomie.be/Tranquility.Base/vmc260lpage.htm

GSO RC 10" very good results:

http://www.teleskop-service.de./Aufnahmen/foto.-.resultate.gso.10z.rc.250mm.f8.php
http://www.astrokev.com/2010/12/04/astrotech-at10rc-and-celestron-cge-pro-first-light/

APO Refractors:

http://www.astrosurf.com/paulobg/atk16.htm

Using the RCC Coma corrector:

http://urke.astronom.si/astrofotografija_DEEPSKY_galaksije.htm

Field of view:

http://www.12dstring.me.uk/fov.htm

On COMA:

http://astrosurf.com/luxorion/reports-coma.htm
http://www.licha.de/astro_review_mpcc.php

SCT correctors:

http://starizona.com/acb/Starizona-SCT-Corrector-P3230C0.aspx

Mirror cleaning:

http://www.astrooptik.com/Tips/MirrorCleaning.htm

Image processing/camera control:

http://www.ip4ap.com/free_tutorials/Quick_Tips/QT1-DDP.html
http://www.ewellobservatory.com/bestpractices/player.html
http://www.imagingbook.com/index.php?id=31
http://www.dinside.no/883630/artweaver-30-nesten-som-photoshop
http://bf-astro.com/eXcalibrator/excalibrator.htm
http://www.mlunsold.com/ILOrdering.html
http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~theli/gui/index.html
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/kpvc/imaging-workshop/essential-software.html

Collimation:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto/diy/3306876.html

C11:

http://www.kevindixon.westhost.com/Deep_Sky_CCD-Siciliano.htm

SCT imaging contest:

http://www.kevindixon.westhost.com/Imaging_Contest.htm
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