real stuff - Telescopes

[vaaern]

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)

[Dan Dixon]

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')

[BlackBolt]

Oh man.. I'd love a telescope as well...

[vaaern]

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!!