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We should first reiterate that by ‘budget’ telescopes, we are in the main referring to telescopes that can be bought through non-specialist shops, department stores, and on the Internet.
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A dew-cap is like a camera’s lens hood, but it’s there to help keep dew off the lens rather than stray light.
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An unusual single-support computer-controlled altazimuth mounting was among those we tested – see Chapter 8.
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Moore, P., Watson, J. (2012). How to Buy a Budget Telescope. In: Astronomy with a Budget Telescope. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2161-0_2
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