MyTelescope.com
MyTelescope.com Book Live Control My Bookings


Members: Log In

Not a Member yet?

     Join Now!

Gift Certificates
    are here!
Promotions!
Home
Intro
Getting Started
Screen Shots
Videos
Sample Images
Site Conditions
FAQ
About Us
We have a number of catagories of videos to help you get to know and use MyTelescope.com:

Introduction

Here are some videos that will introduce you to MyTelescope.com and show you a few projects that can be done with our telescopes:
Play video
What Can I Do at MyTelescope.com?: Our telescopes can be used for many different projects; this video briefly shows a number of possibilities: imaging the International Space Station, taking pictures of Jupiter, lunar shots, viewing deep sky objects in gray scale and in color, and seeing comets. (2:37 minutes:seconds).

Project Videos

There are many projects you can do at MyTelescope.com; below are a few videos on a few of the things that can be done:
Play video
Perseids Meteor Shower 2009 - The Day After shows how to capture a meteor in the spotting camera (2:34 minutes:seconds).
Play video
Comet Lulin was passing by in Feb 2009 and provided an oportunity to show how to navigate the night sky using the spotting scope, locate the comet and image it using the primary camera (3:21 minutes:seconds).
Play video
Apollo 11 and 17 Moon Landing Sites: explore the moon and find the locations where Apollo missions visited (4:04 minutes:seconds).
Play video
The International Space Station can be seen in both the spotting and primary cameras if you know where and when to look (4:31 minutes:seconds).
Play video
M27 Color Image Composition: this video demonstrates how to create a color image of Messier 27 using the filter wheel and the Color Image Composer tool (4:08 minutes:seconds).

Getting Started Videos

These videos walk you through the steps of getting started with MyTelescope:
Play video
Step 1: Purchasing Credits - this is easy enough that it doesn't need a video: simply visit the Purchasing Credits page, select a package and click the "Pay with Paypal" button.
Play video
Step 2: Booking a telescope (3:25 minutes:seconds).
Play video
Step 3: Controlling a Telescope using the Live Control applet (8:51 minutes:seconds).

Some Finer Points...

Here are some videos that will help you make the best use of your telescope time:
Play video
Locating Objects In addition to using the sky map to find objects, you can search for objects by name or you can enter the "right ascension" (RA) and declination (Dec) directly (1:43 minutes:seconds).
Play video
How to Refine the Focus (4:20 minutes:seconds).



About Us  |     |  Privacy Policy   |  Terms & Conditions
©2007-9 MyTelescope.com