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Helpful videos, links, and Apps
for Astronomy and the 
Library Telescope

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Operating The Telescope

Library Telescope overview of AstroBlast telescope

Library Telescope overview of AstroBlast telescope

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Library Telescope Celestron Zoom Eyepiece

Library Telescope Celestron Zoom Eyepiece

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Library Telescope Align Red Dot Finder

Library Telescope Align Red Dot Finder

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NHAS-LTP-Transport
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Transporting The Library Telescope

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View/Download the
Library Telescope User Guide

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Night Sky Guides and Paper Charts
(Online / Downloadable)

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Astronomical League
Downloadable/printable monthly sky guides and charts
 
Many PDF files on whats up in
the night sky.  "Navigating the
(current month) Night Sky" is great for beginners
Compilation shows you how to find objects any time of the year
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Sky & Telescope
 
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Skymaps.com
 
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Printable Sky Atlas
From the Arkansas Natural Sky Association, this "Constellation Guide" contains extensive charts and descriptions of many sky objects broken down into seasons.
 
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Detailed Moon Map
From Sky & Telescope. Can be viewed on a mobile device or downloaded and printed.
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Planetaruim / Star Chart Apps

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Stellarium Planetarium App

app shows you what your night sky looks like including stars, constellations, planets, and Deep Sky Objects. Moves in sync with the sky when you hold your phone up. Note: this app also has a desktop version so you can plan your observing indoors/during the daytime.
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SkyView Planetarium App

app lays a virtual map of the  constellations and planets right over the view of the sky captured by your phone's camera. Is a simpler and less detailed than Stellarium, does not zoom/scale and does not include Deep Sky Objects.

More Apps
And Maps

A more extensive list of apps and maps can be found at the Springfield Astronomical Society.
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Other Astronomy Apps

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Light for Night vision

Forgot your red flashlight or need another one? This app turns your phones screen into an adjustable red light.
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