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Universe Sandbox Legacy => Universe Sandbox 2008 | Discussion => Topic started by: vaaern on December 17, 2008, 12:41:20 PM

Title: real stuff - Telescopes
Post by: vaaern on December 17, 2008, 12:41:20 PM: well, I've purchased a telescope, very cheap stuff, but I want to know, what is a barlow lens, erecting eye, and all the other stuff that you get with a telescope (I'm just scratching the head all the time XD)
Title: Re: real stuff
Post by: Dan Dixon on December 17, 2008, 11:26:12 PM: I'm no expert on telescopes... But Wikipedia and Google are your friend. :)

Barlow Lens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barlow_lens

Erecting Lens
http://www.answers.com/topic/erecting-lens

You might also check out telescope specific forums:

http://www.telescopejunkies.com/
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/beginners
http://forums.astronomydaily.com/index.php

(and I'm not endorsing any of these sites, I just found them with the Google search 'telescope forum')

And here's are sites about telescopes for beginners:

http://www.rocketroberts.com/astro/first.htm
http://www.scopereviews.com/begin.html

(found with the search 'telescope beginners')
Title: Re: real stuff
Post by: BlackBolt on December 19, 2008, 03:35:00 PM: Oh man.. I'd love a telescope as well...
Title: Re: real stuff
Post by: vaaern on December 21, 2008, 02:17:00 PM: well, thanks, i'm not that great searcher XD I'm starting to figure out, but I'll really look at these links very closely, thanks!!