HOW TO BEGIN

RCA Telescope Workshop
Help for all levels and sizes of telescopes, from making your own mirror, tuning up and learning how to use your scope, to building a monster

Beginners Best
Where to start for books, charts, magazines, etc.

How To Start
Some tips on how to start

Observing
An introduction to observing

Types of telescopes
Refractors, Reflectors, Dobs
What's the Difference?

Getting Started
How to use a telescope

Star Gazing Tips
Handy tips for beginners

Constellations
An introduction to the night sky

Young Rose City Astronomers
Astronomy Classes and Resources

Web Forum available to RCA members

GENERAL INFORMATION

Binoculars for Astronomy
All about using binoculars!

How far is it?
Astronomical units and distances

Star Atlases
A guide to books

Moon Walk
A tour of the moon

Deep Sky

Dark Skies

Caldwell List
With individual pages for notes and drawings

Guide to Guiding
PHD Guiding is designed to be "Push Here Dummy" simple, yet provide powerful, intelligent auto-guiding of your telescope for both PCs and Macs.

SkyTools3
Mark Martin's "Tour of SkyTools"
Mark Martin's website
Greg Crinklaw's "Power Tips"
Greg Crinklaw's website

Messier Lists
Log File by Howard Knytych
Simple Check Off list
Detailed Log - 110 pages (340kb)
Ultimate Messier Log (1.8mb)
Check Off list by RA
Telrad Charts
List for Binoculars

Herschel II Observing List in Excel spreadsheet

Astronomical League Observing Clubs

Astronomical League Notes
Polar Alignment in the Field
Astronomical Pronunciation Guide
Winter Star Watching Project - Pleiades
What Time Is It?
Celestial Coordinate Systems
Observing Programs of the Astronomical League I -- Deep Sky
Using Setting Circles
Astronomical Pronunciation Guide
Accurate Polar Alignment
Astrophotography I - Star Trails
Astrophotography II - Projection Systems
Basic Astronomical Data
So, You Want to Buy a Telescope?
Reporting a Discovery