Amateur Telescope Making |
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| ATM
WebRing |
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Global
network of ATM sites. |
| Stephen
Tonkin's ATM pages |
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Excellent
introduction to the ATM world. |
| UK
ATM resource list |
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Stephen
Tonkin's useful list of ATM resources in the UK. |
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Astronomical Equipment /Retailers/UK |
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| Beacon
Hill Telescopes |
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Beacon
Hill Telescopes. |
| Broadhurst
Clarkson & Fuller |
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Meade,
Tele Vue. |
| David
Hinds Optics |
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Celestron,
Tal, Tele Vue. |
| Green
Witch |
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Green
Witch is the trading name of Greenwich Observatory Limited. Suppliers
of Meade, Celestron, Orion, Starlight Xpress etc as well as dvd's
& software.. |
| Nigel
Wakefield |
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'Star'
Dobsonians, Helios, Tal. |
| Optical
Vision |
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Importers
and distributors of Helios and Tal |
| Orion
Optics |
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Orion
Optics, Vixen. |
| Sherwoods |
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Celestron,
Konus, Meade, Orion Optics, Tal, Tele Vue. |
| SCS
Astro |
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Bresser,
Celestron, Intes, Meade, Orion Optics, SCS Astro, Tele Vue, Vixen. |
| Venturescope |
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Celestron,
Helios, Meade, Orion Optics, Parks Optical, Tal, Tele Vue, Venturescope,
Vixen. |
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Astronomical Equipment/Manufacturers/UK |
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| AWR
Technology |
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Telescope
Drives (simple and GOTO), Sidereal Time Clocks and other electronics
equipment for serious astronomers. |
| Beacon
Hill Telescopes |
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Refractors,
Newtonians, Dobs, worm wheel sets, bespoke light engineering. |
| Nigel
Wakefield |
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Dobs. |
| Orion
Optics |
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Newtonians,
Catadioptrics, GEMs, mirror sets. |
| Starlight
Xpress |
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Starlight
Xpress astronomical and industrial CCD cameras. UK manufacturers
of high quality, low cost, cooled ccd imagers. |
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Astronomical Equipment/Manufacturers/Other |
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| APM
Telescopes - Markus Ludes |
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Markus
Ludes/Thomas Back - APO refractors. |
| Astrophysics |
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Hardly
needs an introduction - Roland Christen's superbly crafted APO
refractors. |
| Celestron |
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SCTs,
Refractors, Dobs, eyepieces, comprehensive range of accessories. |
| DAF-Trade
Company |
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Strategic
commercial partner of Novosibirsk Instrument Making Plant. Able
to supply TAL telescope range, mirrors, lenses and eyepieces.
On-line ordering to any country. Prices displayed in US Dollars. |
| Edmund
Scientific |
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Comprehensive
stock of optical equipment and the famous Astroscan RFT. |
| Meade |
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SCTs,
Refractors, Dobs, mounts, eyepieces, CCD cameras and autoguiders,
digital setting circles, comprehensive range of accessories. |
| Novosibirsk
Instrument - Making Plant |
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Russian
manufacturer and exporter of amateur telescopes TAL, binoculars
and other optical devices. |
| Obsession
Telescopes |
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Large
and very large Dobs! |
| Tele
Vue |
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Semi-APO
and APO Refractors, alt-az mounts, accessories, and the famous
range of Tele Vue eyepieces. |
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Astronomical Equipment/Manufacturers/Listings |
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| Astronomy
Mall |
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US
dominated listing of manufacturers of astronomical equipment. |
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Books |
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| Earth
and Sky |
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Astronomical
books. |
| Sirius
Books |
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Rare,
antiquarian and secondhand astronomical books. |
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Magazines and Journals |
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| Astronomy |
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One
of the top US astronomy magazines. |
| Astronomy
Now |
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The
main UK amateur astronomy publication. |
| ATM
Journal |
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Amateur
Telescope Making journal - filled with a variety of articles ranging
from the latest advances in telescope design, to tips on mirror
making and optical testing, to coverage of telescope making events.
Wealth of information between the covers of each issue, all skill
levels catered for. |
| Nature |
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Recent
astronomical and other science news, journal papers, pitched at
the professional and serious amateur. |
| New
Scientist |
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Recent
astronomical and other science news, pitched at the professional
and serious amateur. |
| Sky
& Telescope |
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Another
top US astronomy magazine. |
| The
Double Star Observer |
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Revival
of the DOUBLE STAR OBSERVER, an amateur/professional journal dedicated
to double star observing. |
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Media |
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| BBCi
(Science and Nature) |
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Excellent
coverage on current astronomical related news items - clear, concise
articles. |
| BBCi
(Technology) |
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As above. |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Astromart |
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Large
astronomical resource. |
| Astronomical
digital image library |
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| NASA |
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| Star
maps |
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Downloadable
customised sky maps - centred on RA/Dec coords or Constellation
- output in Postscript format - if you can't already read postscript
files on your PC, install e.g. Ghostscript or Paintshop Pro v6. |
| The
Nine Planets |
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Excellent
site for information on the Solar System. |
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Observatories/UK |
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| The
Astronomy Centre |
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Really
impressive project! Based at Todmorden, Lancs. Large line up of
instruments: with current plans for a massive equatorially mounted
42" f/4 reflector (even bigger than ours!) under an equally
massive 30' dome! Plans for remote on-line access. Membership,
newsletter, star parties. |
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| Planetaria/UK/Local |
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| The
Star Trail Mobile Planetarium |
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Oxfordshire
based travelling planetarium. Providing schools, organisations,
and many other groups with a comprehensive programme of Astronomical
presentations. |
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Societies/UK |
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| The
British Astronomical Association (BAA) |
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Originally
formed in 1890, membership open to all persons intersted in astronomy,
journal, various active sections/departments headed by experienced
section directors, meetings. |
| Campaign
for Dark Skies |
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Information
on the efficient use of outdoor lighting and how best to raise
the awareness of this issue. |
| The
Royal Astronomical Society |
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| The
Society for Popular Astronomy |
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| The
Webb Society |
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Visual
astronomy, double stars, deep sky, professional and amateur levels
catered for, active membership. |
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Societies/UK/Local |
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| Abingdon
Astronomical Society |
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| Coventry
and Warwickshire Astronomical Society |
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| Stratford-upon-Avon
Astronomical Society |
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Societies/UK/Listings |
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| Federation
of Astronomical Societies |
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Listing
of UK amateur astronomical societies. |
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Software |
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| Graystel |
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Ian
Gray's photographic sky atlas and astrophotography CD-ROM. |
| Skymap |
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Chris
Marriott's planetarium program. |
| Sky
and Telescope (programs used in S&T articles) |
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S&T's
astronomical programs. |
| Sky
and Telescope (lists of program vendors) |
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S&T's
links to astronomical software. |
| Sky
and Telescope (freeware and shareware) |
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S&T's
links to freeware and shareware astronomical software. |
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