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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - START HERE!! Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - START HERE!!
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Video duration: 469 seconds

Planispheres & Binoculars
This videos topic: Some advice for beginning your hobby in amateur astronomy and how to use a planisphere.
Always remember that the most important tools are your eyes. Go out under the stars and look up!

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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - Telescopes Part 1 Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - Telescopes Part 1
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Video duration: 249 seconds

The difference between refractors and reflectors and the importance of size.

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Comet McNaught 2007 Comet McNaught 2007
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Video duration: 582 seconds

Jan 10, 2007 - Subract one hour and 10 minutes from the video time stamp for the correct time EST. My camera had not been reset from EDT.
Raw unedited video of comet McNaught.

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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - Telescopes Part 2 Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - Telescopes Part 2
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Video duration: 510 seconds

A brief discusion of telescope mounts: Alt-Azmuth, equatorial, and dobsonian. Also answering a question about moon phases sent to me by email.

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Perceptions of Earth Perceptions of Earth
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Video duration: 269 seconds

Music: "Car Wash" by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek From the soundtrack to Unfaithful (Score)
The album can be found on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon .com/Unfaithful-Scor e-Jan-P-Kaczmarek/dp /B000066C1M

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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Telescopes Part 3 Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Telescopes Part 3
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Video duration: 361 seconds

A little advice on purchasing that first telescope.

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What kind of telescope should I buy? What kind of telescope should I buy?
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Video duration: 358 seconds

My personal opinion and a recommendation.
Orion Telescopes: http://www.telescope .com
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5
Orion SkyQuest XT6
Orion SkyQuest XT8

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truemartian\ truemartian's Motion Picture Debut
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Video duration: 187 seconds

The difference between a dobsonian mount and equatorial mount or a tribute to Benny Hill. A man who can always make me laugh.

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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Eyepieces Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Eyepieces
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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Eyepieces

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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - Lunar Phases Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - Lunar Phases
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Video duration: 450 seconds

How to identify the lunar phases.

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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Red Light Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: Red Light
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Video duration: 310 seconds

The use of red light to preserve your night vision.

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Astronomy Club of Akron October 2007 Part I Astronomy Club of Akron October 2007 Part I
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Video duration: 563 seconds

http://www.acaoh.org /
Astronomy Club of Akron October 2007
Part I of an ACA public event.

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Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: The Astronomical Journal Amateur Astronomy for Beginners: The Astronomical Journal
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Video duration: 429 seconds

THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
A few suggestions on what to write:
1) Date and time.(Local time and universal time.)
2) Weather and sky conditions.(Is it windy or cloudy? Light pollution level?)
3) Object observed.
4) Seeing conditions.(Is the image shimmering or steady?)
5) Object details.
6) Your impressions, emotions while observing the object.

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I\ I'm Alive / Moon Shots
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Video duration: 443 seconds

This is a simple hello to say I'm still here. I've also included my latest moon photos through the 6 inch refractor.

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Green Bank, WV National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Green Bank, WV
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Video duration: 211 seconds

A tour of the NRAO radio astronomy facility at Green Bank, WV.

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