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 Forum News, Rules and Support Collapse Category
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Forum Rules
Please familiarize yourself with the rules and posting etiquette of this forum.
1 1 View thread from start Forum Rules
> 3/12/2006 6:00 AM by Daniel Maloney
Forum Related News
News and updates pertaining to Telescope Junkies.
11 78 View thread from start Re: Another new membership mileston...
> 4/27/2010 1:45 PM by fimpster
StarTarg
StarTarg customer service area.
4 25 View thread from start Startarg question
> 2/23/2010 1:51 AM by Rich
Support
Please post any questions you have about anything relating to the Telescope Junkies website here.
15 71 View thread from start Re: changing photos in albums
> 5/10/2010 7:54 PM by yz426f0
 Amateur Astronomy - General Topic Forums Collapse Category
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Beginner Tips
Check this forum regulary for tips and topics on helping the beginning junky along the path to becoming an advanced junky.
351 2244 View thread from start Re: Help 60mm with 9mm eyepiece
> 7/26/2010 8:50 AM by Basard
Collimation
Discuss various topics on collimation (all telescope types). Don't by shy, no question is considered dumb. We have all been there before.
113 670 View thread from start Re: Big problem with XT 10 intellis...
> 7/30/2010 12:41 AM by beeper
D.I.Y.
If you are a do it yourselfer and want advice or you want to share advice on how to overcome a challenge in the hobby do so here.
160 963 View thread from start Re: Drift Alignment Tool
> 7/30/2010 5:09 PM by kreigor
Mount Setup and Alignment
Can't center in on Polaris? Don't know if you are balancing properly? This is the forum for you.
123 762 View thread from start Re: Portable Pier
> 7/30/2010 10:13 PM by rwdiehl
What telescope should I buy?
The process of deciding which scope is right for you is not easy. Post your question here to get some help.
439 3289 View thread from start RE: Yet another newbie that wants a...
> 7/31/2010 6:08 AM by Blasph
Observing
Please feel free to discuss any observing topic here (Lunar, Planetary, Deep Sky, Solar, etc.).
357 2538 View thread from start RE: Is There A Cure For The Summer ...
> 7/20/2010 12:14 PM by nateg
Scratch Pad
Use this forum for side subjects that don't fit in any other category. Please: No politics, religion, or sales.
317 2528 View thread from start RE: would anyone be interested???
> 7/30/2010 10:39 PM by David Pavlich
 Astrophotography & Sketching Collapse Category
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AutoGuiding
Discuss topics related to autoguiding here.
133 948 View thread from start Re: Orion SSAG with AP800 mount?
> 7/24/2010 7:15 PM by JohnM
DSLRs
Discuss topics related to DSLR cameras used for astrophotography here.
198 1507 View thread from start Re: How do you reduce vignetting
> 7/25/2010 5:16 PM by jimbo
CCDs
Discuss topics related to CCD cameras used for astrophotography here.
115 762 View thread from start DSI 3C
> 7/25/2010 12:33 PM by battmann
SLRs
Discuss topics related to SLR cameras used for astrophotography here.
10 63 View thread from start Re: HASSELBLAD 150mm f4 Zeiss Sonna...
> 4/12/2010 5:19 PM by pappastratos
Filters
Discuss topics related to filters for astrophotography use here.
59 222 View thread from start Re: New solar film!!
> 7/30/2010 4:38 PM by Basard
Focal Reducers
Discuss topics related to focal reducers here.
30 113 View thread from start RE: Installing a Focal Reducer on a...
> 7/18/2010 10:31 PM by FOXFIRE
Monthly Deep Sky Challenges
This forum is dedicated to hosting monthly imaging challenges related to deep sky objects.
Moderators: better, M31
17 696 View thread from start RE: Monthly Photo Challenge - June/...
> 7/11/2010 12:40 PM by mosheriffic
Photo Processing Software
Discuss topics related to photo processing software here.
96 606 View thread from start RE: Night Sky Video
> 7/22/2010 6:31 PM by vibester27
Sketching
Discuss topics related to sketching of astronomical objects here.
13 99 View thread from start Re: New guy - a coupla sketches
> 4/12/2010 10:49 PM by perlmeister
Shooting Solar System Objects
Discuss topics related to photographing objects within our solar system here. (moon and planets)
409 2520 View thread from start RE: Full disk at f10
> 7/31/2010 1:31 AM by mosheriffic
Shooting Deep Sky Objects
Discuss topics related to photographing deep sky objects (galaxies, clusters, nebulas, etc.) here.
411 2686 View thread from start Re: Narrow Band Image processing?
> 7/30/2010 9:12 AM by David Pavlich
WebCams
Discuss topics related to using webcams to capture astro photos here.
41 240 View thread from start Re: Newcomer.................
> 6/6/2010 3:10 PM by VISHAL
 Eyepieces, Binoculars, BinoViewers, and Filters Collapse Category
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Eyepieces
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of eyepieces here.
178 1020 View thread from start RE: 1.25 vs. 2 Inch
> 7/25/2010 10:25 PM by David Pavlich
Barlows
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of barlows here.
24 157 View thread from start RE: Barlows and glass
> 6/29/2010 9:15 AM by KaStern
Binoculars
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of binoculars here.
24 118 View thread from start RE: Filters on Binoculars?
> 7/18/2010 4:52 PM by Craig
BinoViewers
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of binoviewers here.
10 38 View thread from start Re: Binoviewers and the Coronado PS...
> 7/28/2010 6:22 PM by jimbo
Coma Correctors
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of coma correctors here.
9 39 View thread from start Re: Field Curvature Analysis
> 11/1/2009 8:26 PM by socks25
Diagonals
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of diagonals here.
19 75 View thread from start Re: Diagonal distance
> 2/24/2010 12:19 AM by Rich
Filters
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of filters here.
25 165 View thread from start RE: Lumicon UHC
> 7/23/2010 8:15 PM by mosheriffic
 General Equipment Collapse Category
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Cases
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of cases (eyepiece, scope, etc.) here.
23 117 View thread from start Re: Cutting foam to look decent
> 6/13/2010 1:12 PM by Basard
Collimation Aids
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of collimation aids (lasers, site tubes, etc.) here.
12 71 View thread from start Re: SCT collimation
> 5/28/2010 10:32 AM by David Pavlich
Finders
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of finders (Telrad, Rigel, etc.) here.
22 97 View thread from start Re: Orion EZ Finder Deluxe.
> 5/23/2010 12:17 AM by Rich
Focusers
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of focusers (crayford, helical, etc.) here.
50 283 View thread from start Re: Focuser tension question
> 5/30/2010 6:28 PM by JohnM
Laser Pointers
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of laser pointers here.
8 64 View thread from start Re: lazer pointer holder
> 7/25/2010 2:04 AM by chicagoastronomer
Observation Chairs
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of observing chairs here.
10 70 View thread from start Re: Denver Chair Project
> 5/31/2010 1:09 PM by tecmage
Miscellaneous Equipment
Discuss topics related to any other kind of astronomical equipment not already listed.
83 413 View thread from start Re: Miscellaneous non equipment
> 7/27/2010 12:55 AM by phxbird
Observatories
Tell us about the type of observatory you use!
67 754 View thread from start RE: My POD
> 7/17/2010 3:29 PM by Craig
 Mounts Collapse Category
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GoTo Mounts
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of GoTo mounts here.
194 1194 View thread from start Re: Astro Motions Tech
> 6/5/2010 9:41 AM by Andy
Non-GoTo Mounts
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of Non-GoTo mounts (includes motor driven) here.
47 248 View thread from start Re: Can Great Polaris Mount Handle ...
> 5/21/2010 6:53 PM by cshahar
 Telescopes - Catadioptric Collapse Category
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Maksutov-Cassegrains
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of maksutov-cassegrains here.
21 102 View thread from start Re: Like a hole in my head!
> 7/4/2010 6:23 PM by David Pavlich
Ritchey-Chrétiens
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of ritchey-chrétiens here.
19 269 View thread from start RE: AT 6"RC
> 4/27/2010 7:22 PM by perlmeister
Schmidt-Cassegrains
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of schmidt-cassegrains here.
92 610 View thread from start Re: Limited Edition 50th Anniversar...
> 7/29/2010 1:47 AM by Atheris666
 Telescopes - Hybrid Collapse Category
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Cassegrain-Newtonians
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of cassegrain-newtonians here.
3 8 View thread from start Re: 2" CATSEYE Sight Tubes
> 12/4/2008 1:31 AM by Daniel Maloney
Maksutov-Newtonians
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of maksutov-newtonians here.
15 106 View thread from start RE: The David H. Levy Comet Hunter ...
> 5/12/2010 11:05 AM by JohnM
Schmidt-Newtonians
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of schmidt-newtonians here.
11 87 View thread from start RE: SN-10 Cooling Fan
> 10/3/2009 12:06 AM by nspace01
 Telescopes - Reflector Collapse Category
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Classical Cassegrains
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of classical cassegrains here.
4 14 View thread from start RE: Vixen VMC 200L
> 12/14/2009 10:57 AM by mike anderer
Dobsonians
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of dobsonian reflectors here.
111 754 View thread from start RE: My Three Sons:
> 7/21/2010 11:21 PM by mosheriffic
Newtonians
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of newtonian reflectors here.
44 278 View thread from start RE: Balancing Newtonian/CCD Camera
> 4/29/2010 12:10 PM by David Pavlich
 Telescopes - Refractor Collapse Category
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Achromatic Refractors
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of achromatic refractors here.
58 391 View thread from start RE: 60 mm Refractor
> 7/5/2010 12:46 AM by Rich
Apochromatic Refractors
Discuss topics related to all makes and models of apochromatic refractors here.
120 794 View thread from start RE: Tak on a TEC
> 7/31/2010 12:58 AM by GreatDanes

Astronomy.com - News
The latest news and stories from Astronomy Magazine - (7/31/2010 4:24 AM)
IceCube spies unexplained pattern of cosmic raysFriday, July 30, 2010
One possible explanation for the irregular pattern is the remains of an exploded supernova, such as the nearby supernova remnant Vela, whose location corresponds to one of the cosmic-ray hotspots.
Astronomers find planets in unusually intimate dance around dying starThursday, July 29, 2010
Scientists have uncovered two pairs of planets so close to each other that they interact gravitationally.
Brilliant star in a colorful neighborhoodWednesday, July 28, 2010
WR 22, a member of a double star system in the Carina Nebula, is shedding its atmosphere at a rate many millions times faster than our Sun.
James Webb Space Telescope completes cryogenic mirror testTuesday, July 27, 2010
The test gauges how the mirrors change temperature and shape over a range of operational temperatures in space.
Massive results for scientists homing in on Higgs bosonTuesday, July 27, 2010
Scientists have significantly narrowed down the possible mass range of the elusive Higgs boson particle, predicted to exist by the standard model of particle physics.
Hyperfast star was booted from Milky WayMonday, July 26, 2010
This is the first direct observation linking a high-flying star to a galactic center origin.
NASA's Odyssey spacecraft camera yields most accurate Mars map everMonday, July 26, 2010
The map was constructed using almost 21,000 images from the Thermal Emission Imaging System, a multiband infrared camera.
NASA telescope finds elusive buckyballs in space for first timeFriday, July 23, 2010
Buckyballs are the largest molecules known to exist in space.
Subaru telescope detects clues for understanding the origin of mysterious dark gamma-ray burstsFriday, July 23, 2010
The results open the possibility that dark gamma-ray bursts may spring from high-metallicty environments.
Cassini sees moon building giant snowballs in Saturn ringThursday, July 22, 2010
Prometheus' gravitational pull sloshes ring material around, creating wake channels that trigger the formation of objects as large as 12 miles in diameter.
Black hole jerked around twiceThursday, July 22, 2010
Either a merging of the two central black holes from the colliding galaxies or more gas falling onto the black hole caused the spin axis to jerk around to its present direction.
Astronomy magazine celebrates its new observatoryMonday, September 14, 2009
On September 17, 2009, editors will dedicate the magazine's observatory at Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, New Mexico.
Celestron celebrates 50 years in businessWednesday, January 06, 2010
 

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