Observing the Sun ..................................................................................................................................30
Observing Deep Sky Objects ..................................................................................................................30
Seeing Conditions ..................................................................................................................................30
Transparency .........................................................................................................................................30
Sky Illumination .....................................................................................................................................30
Seeing.....................................................................................................................................................31
CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................32
Eyepiece Projection................................................................................................................................33
Terrestrial Photography.........................................................................................................................35
CCD Imaging .........................................................................................................................................36
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................37
Collimation.............................................................................................................................................37
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ....................................................................................................................39
SKY MAPS....................................................................................................................................................54
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