Links

Links

This page lists some of the sites I found particularly useful or interesting, but it is by no way 100% inclusive of everything availible. Use it as a starting point to gain more information. Since most of  these sites also contain links pages, there is a lot of information contained below:

Telescope and Mount Information

Mel Bartels' Telescopes and Telescope Making Pages
Steve Beadair's GoTo Telescope Mounts Page
Christopher Erikson's Adding Autostar GoTo Functionality Page
Mike Weasner's Meade Autostar Information Site
Stephan Keller's Roller Bearings for your Dobsonian Telescope Page
Martin Cibulski's Making Large Gears from Aluminum Sheet Materials Page
FAQ about Collimating a Telescope
The Telescope Bluebook
The 300 Year Evolution of the Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope
Homemade Astronomy
How to Build a German Equatorial Mount
Barn Door Tracker
Stellafane.org's Building a Dobsonian Telescope

Celestron C8 and C90 Information and Parts

Orange Tube C8 Manual Download
Orange Tube C90 Manual Download
C90 Lubrication Procedure
Unofficial C8 Homepage
Shannon's Weblog C8 Maintenance and Care
Celestron Memories
Astro Parts Outlet
eBay
Cloudy Nights.com Classifides
Astromart.com Classifiedes

Astronomy Weather Forcasting

SkippySky Astro-Weather Forcast

Astrophotography Information

Astrophotography History, Equipment, Methods, and Resources (A very interesting astrophotography site suggested by some visitors to my webpages)
First Look at the Philips SPC900NC Webcam
Registax
Deep Sky Stacker
Stark Labs PHD Guiding
ASCOM

Amateur Observatories

Amateur Astronomical Observatories Website
Joe's Foam Geodesic Dome
Clement's Observatory Website
Newcastle Observatory
Terra Rouge Observatory

Commercial Sites

Meade Instruments
Celestron
Astronomy Magazine
eBay.com
Amazon.com
Cabela's.com
Astro Parts Outlet Used Telescope
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