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This chapter focuses on the importance of astronomical equipment and makes recommendations on types of commonly available telescopes and binoculars. It gives advice on eyepieces, different telescope mounts and commonly used or available software and applications for PC, Mac or smartphones that are useful in observing nebulae.
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Griffiths, M. (2016). Instruments and Equipment. In: Observing Nebulae. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32884-3_4
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