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How to Use Telescopes : Using Star Charts With Telescopes

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Uploaded by on Aug 14, 2008

Star charts and star wheels help home telescope users find and identify stars in the night sky. Learn to use star charts for telescope viewing from an observatory director in this free astronomy video.

Expert: Rocky Alvey & Billy Teets
Bio: Rocky Alvey is the assistant director of the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory and has been involved in astronomy since 1969.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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  • Forget charts, download 'Stellarium' from google

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  • or if you have an ipad, go get Star Walk! you can also point it to the sky and shows you where you are looking! only 5 bucks it really is my sky map and the best option for me!

  • @imanoob4 have it and it's great

  • Why is east and west backward on a star map?

  • @imanoob4 This is solid advice.

  • great

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