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Purchasing Your First Telescope
Are you considering the purchase of your first telescope? There are several factors to keep in mind. How you intend to use the telescope – daytime as well as night time use or primarily for astronomy or for photography - will be a significant factor in the type of scope you will choose.  Most telescopes can also be paired with a camera.  We begin by focusing on telescopes that will be used primarily for astronomy.
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Solar Eclipse 2006

DiamondRin001TN.jpgOn March 29, 2006 a total solar eclipse passed through West Africa and extended up through the Mediterranian Sea.   Star enthusiasts, Bev and Ken From were serving a one year voluntary service term with the Mennonite Central Committee in central Nigeria and made plans to visit the center line of the eclipse in Northern Nigeria.

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