I am setting up a new telescope, do I face the blank end of the Azimuth to the south ot the scale side ??
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It depends on what kind of mount you have, it seems you either have a German equitorial or an altazimuth mount.\nIf you are leveling & alighning on polaris and the blank end has a reference mark & 0 deg. north on the scale is in the center of two tripod legs the zero faces south.
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I came up with a magnification of about 16\n\nThis interactive website will calculate what you need ==>http://www.csgnetwork.com/telescopemagcalc.html
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Im afraid my eyes arent good enuf to see that far... Its an unaswerable question
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bring the magnets close to each other. If u feel any repulsion, that means u have tried joining opposite poles.\nWith this test u just come to know of the repulsive and attractive sides relative to a magnet. No qualitative nalysis of which is North pole and which is south cannot be done! But hey! If the bar magnet is painted red on one side, then that would be the north pole!
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My personal reccomendation for a beginner with limited funds would be to get reflector on a dobsonian mount.  That is the type You move yourself.  Motorized mounts are very nice but they are costly.  Of most importance make sure the tripod and mount are sturdy.  Since a telescope is used to magnify - it will magnify the slightest movement and make the image blurry.  Incidently a Telescope does not magnify.  it only collects light to make the image brighter.  it is the function of the eyepiece to magnify.  I would suggest that you go to the website www.Astronomics.com.  They have been in business a long time and are very dependable and helpful.  They stand behind what they sell.  I have purchased scopes, eyepieces and filters from them over the years and am completly satisfied.  They have a site "how to choose a telescope"  Which you can download.  If You have further questions You can call them toll free and talk to someone who can help You.  Astronomy is a facinating hobby or even a lifetime occupation and the sooner You begin the better.  Also if there is an astronomy club in your area they are usually quite happy to share their knowledge with others.  They usually have "star parties"or viewing sessions and are glad to have visitors.   This would give You a chance to look through different types of scopes before investing in one.
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Hi. A good one might be Regulus because it lies pretty close to the ecliptic and is very bright. But you can use any star. For much better accuracy scientists use quasars due to their vast distance. This eliminates parallax error.
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yes it will be.But since u are a bit closer to the equator it will be close to the horizon.Sighting things close to the horizon can be a little difficult
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Rocket Man is not correct.  The angle that measures an east-west position is called Right Ascension (R.A.).  Declination is an angle for a north-south position.  \n\nHowever since you use the term horizon you may mean azimuth which works in a similar way.  Due north is 0 degrees azimuth and increases in a clockwise direction (90 degrees is east and so on.).  Again you could mean altitude which is 0 degress at the horizon and goes up to the zenith (90 degrees) in any direction.
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http://www.ehow.com/how_17057_make-simple-telescope.html
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The biggest rule for first time telescope buyers: DON'T BUY BASED ON MAGNIFICATION!\n\nWhat do you want to do with your telescope? Look at planets? Galaxies? Double stars? Each goal has a telescope that is better for that goal. Do you want to do terrestrial viewing also? if so, you want an 'erector prism'. If you want to take pictures, you want an equatorial mount. Otherwise, an alt-az or dobsonian mount can often give a larger scope for the money. Make sure the mount is STURDY.\n\nHow much are you willing to spend? Remember that for good scopes,the set of eyepieces costs about as much as the scope itself.\n\nOrion, Meade and Celestron are the main beginner scopes of good quality. Don't get *anything* from a discount store! Check out Sky&Telescope magazine for the last year or so for reviews.\n\nRecommendation: If you are really a beginner, consider investing in a good pair of 7x50 or 10x50 binoculars with full multi-coating. They are portable, can give views of a surprising number of astronomical things, allow you to learn the night sky, and can be used even if you decide not to do astronomy again. Even though I have three telescopes, my binoculars get more use for astronomy.
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It's a great toy. A 60mm aperture (2.4") won't gather much light (which also determines the amount of detail you can make out at higher magnifications). Is this a refractor? Cheap models suffer from various distortions produced by inferior coatings, poor collimation, etc.\n\nYou can see a long way (moon, mars, stars, etc), but thre real question is how good the image is (fuzzy, dim, etc)\n\nTry the following website (page goes to a celestron 760 mm refractor - a decent instrument. Lots of description.)\n\nhttp://www.telescope.com/jump.jsp?itemID=116608&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C4%2C13&KickerID=699&KICKER
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Greetings,\n\nFollow this link to Sky and Telescope magazine's website almanac.  Plug in your information and it will give you the info you requested.\n\nhttp://skyandtelescope.com/observing/almanac/\n\n-matt
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If you are standing on the geographic North Pole, you are looking south. Every way you look is south, so east and west are irrelevant. Anywhere else, the camera is pointing in whatever direction you point it.
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I take it you are speaking of a normal compass, just one that happens to be very old.\n\nStand still and hold it so it is relatively flat in your hand (I find it works best for me if I hold a compass in my palm).\n\nThe needle should automatically move to magnetic north.\n\nTurn so you are facing the same way the needle points, and you will be facing north, as well. Due west will be directly to your left, south will be directly behind you, and east will be directly to your right. \n\nYou need to have an idea of where the location you are trying to reach is if you want to get there by using a compass, and a map is really helpful. Say that your object lies to the NE of where you are standing. If you are facing north, and east is on your right, then NE is between the two. Find an object in the distance to orient yourself to NE, and begin to move in that direction. \n\nTake regular compass readings, so you know that you haven't strayed off course and begun moving to the north or the east again.\n\nIf you want to learn to use a compass effectively, I really suggest you take some time and go out in the woods. Stay close to where your car is, preferably on a marked trail, so you don't get lost, and practice finding your direction.\n\nCompasses are great, but if you plan on being out in the wild a lot, and need a really sure way of knowing where you are located, I strongly suggest you look into a small GPS (global positioning system) unit. GPS uses satellites to fix your location anywhere on the planet, and for around $100, you can get one that is accurate down to about 10 feet. Many GPS units also have all sorts of neat add-ons so you can mark spots where you saw interesting things, or find spots of interesting locations. \n\nHope this explains it a little for you.
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Study trignometry and use the inclined plane and measure the radians and then determine the distance from each other by either using measuring instruments or if you want the distance of a planetary or celestial object - then send a laser towards the object and wait for it to bounce back and measure the time and the distance will be there before you - and then knowing the angle of inclination - you will be able to measure the distance - but taking shortcuts like this one will not get you that 98% in the examns - because there is no one to ask there - so open the book and read the trignometry and coordinate geometry and you will be giving answers all your life instead of asking them - &#92;This is written with a smile - and I hated maths and these 'orrible subject when I was in school my self ..but what to do - one has to learn to live with them ... and be sure you will write and tell me the answer in a day or two yourself\nBest of luck
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The directional North pole of the earth is a magnetic south pole, this is because the north end of a compass points north, and opposites attract, therefore north is...south.\n\nMagnetic lines go from south to north i think, sorry havn't taken electricity/mag class in so long...\n\nanyways, if my thining is correct than it would point towards the directional south\n\ni'd choose "down"
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Yep, check out the Meade Telescope site.  Great new stuff in astronomy.