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I've heard that a good website has to
have a downloads page. Well, I'm not making any claims that my website
is special or even good for that matter, but in the spirit of sharing
information on the web I
have a few files to give away for free.
If you click on the
hyperlinks below, and you have Adobe Acrobat installed, the file will
open in your browser window. If you would like to download a copy of the
file to a place on your hard drive, right click on the hyperlink and
select "Save Target As..." |
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FOV Calculations (zipped
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This is a MS Excel file containing the listing of all Meade 4000 series
Plossl eyepieces and their respective FOVs for the Meade LX90 and Synta
ST80 (80 mm F5.0 refractor) for various F6.3 and 2x Barlow lens
combinations. |
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Astronomy
Observation Record (PDF - 45 Kb) |
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This is a very nice paper-based logging system from observations made.
It includes sections for Setup, Viewing Conditions, Object Details,
Notes, and a FOV picture space to sketch your observations. |
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LX90 Alignment Stars
(zipped - 11 Kb) |
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This contains two files. The LX90 Alignment Stars.txt file is a listing
of the 79 (as far as I can tell) LX90 alignment stars, and associated
details. The LX90 Alignment Stars.ssd file is a compiled version of the
first file that can be opened and read by Starry Night Pro. |
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Table of
the 88 Constellations (PDF - 83 Kb) |
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This file provides substantial detail on each of the 88 constellations,
including the Abbreviations, Genitive forms, Alpha Star, and
Pronunciation. It was put together from a variety of Web-sourced
information. |
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LX90 Autoguiding (PDF - 67 Kb) |
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Believe it or not, the
LX90 can autoguide very well for long exposure astrophotography. This
file provides information on the method I use to autoguide my LX90. An
online version of this article is here. |
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All information and images are copyright
© 2003-2004 by P B Langsford. Please ask if you wish to use them or link
to them |
