RAC Member Articles

This page is written by the various members of the Rockland Astronomy Club.  Here you can find helpful information on buying and using a telescope, various tips and tricks, as well as other helpful advice and personal experiences from club members .  If you have an article or story you'd like to submit for use on the page, please e-mail us. 

Articles
Product Reviews
Observer Notes

 

 

ARTICLES

Where Do I Begin - by Don Urban
A Guide to Buying Your First Telescope - by Don Urban
The Lure of Globular Clusters - by Don Urban
Make Your Own Tripod Head - by Tom Massey
The Chiefland Story - by Tom Massey
Allan Green remembrance - by Al Nagler
Stellafane 2001 - Reported by Mies Hora.

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Losmandy GM8 Mount - by Don Urban
Santa Barbara Instruments: SBIG-4 CCD Auto Guider / Imager - by Dom Morelli
Kendrick Dew System - by Tom Massey
The Air Chair - by Don Urban

OBSERVERS NOTES PAGE

A Glorious Night - Shady Pine Star Party - Observer: Howard Lazarus
A Novice's Night to Remember - Observer: Steve Scott
Polluted Sky Victory - Observer: Howard Lazarus
Wyoming observation report - by Mies Hora.
Leonids Spectacular (2001) - by Frank Bifulco
Takghanic 2001 - by Mies Hora