Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Astronomy Current Status Not Enrolled Price Closed Get Started This course is currently closed Course Content Phase 1: Before You Go Out 1-1 Welcome to the Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Astronomy 1-2 What Equipment You Actually Need 1-3 The Four Types of Telescope 1-4 Setting Up a Refractor Telescope 1-5 Setting Up a Newtonian Reflector 1-6 Setting Up a Dobsonian Telescope 1-7 Setting Up a Compound Telescope (SCT or Maksutov) 1-8 Setting Up an Equatorial Mount 1-9 How to Collimate Your Telescope 1-10 Aligning Your Finderscope 1-11 Understanding Eyepieces and Magnification 1-12 Understanding Your Field of View 1-13 Why Everything Looks Upside Down and Back to Front 1-14 Choosing Your Observing Site 1-15 Understanding Seeing and Transparency 1-16 Dark Adaptation: Why Your Phone is the Enemy 1-17 Preparing for a Session Phase 2: Your First Night 2-1 How to Use Your Telescope: A Complete Walkthrough 2-2 Starting With the Moon: Your First Target 2-3 What to Expect Through the Eyepiece (vs. What Photos Show) 1 of 4
