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What Telescope is Best For Me?
Monday, June 29, 2020, 09:00pm - 10:00pm
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Title: What Telescope is Best For Me?
Date/Time: Monday, June 29, 2020 at 9 pm EDT
Presenter: Tom Lynch, Astronomical League
Program: Are you thinking about buying your first telescope? Or buying one for someone else? We will do a short presentation (15 - 20 minutes) about things to consider before buying a first telescope, followed by a Q&A session.
How to Participate: The program will be broadcast on Facebook Live. Visit www.facebook.com/librarytelescope on the date/time scheduled to participate.
Resources:
- "What telescope is best for me?" (PDF article by John Goss, Astronomical League) - Download the PDF
- Finding Astronomy Clubs in the US (link to the website of the Astronomical League) - Visit website
- Learn more about the Library Telescope Program (view details on the website) - Visit homepage of this website
- Library Telescope Program Description (link to the website of the Astronomical League) - Visit website
- Sky & Telescope Article (Download PDF article from the website of Astronomical League) - Download the PDF