Astronomy Resources
Astronomist PalmDSLR
Downloadable PalmV software and details on cable design.
AutoStarSuite.Net
Forum for Meade software, equipment and imaging.
Society for Popular Astronomy
The free SPA newsletters and email alerts are a great way to receive the latest news about meteors, comets and the latest discoveries. The forum is great and I have found it useful in comparing my images with other amateurs.
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Meade 4M Community
Good resource for technical information, astronomical news and software updates.
Weasners Mighty ETX Site
The most useful technical resource I have found for the Meade ETX family. Information on using, repairing, tuning-up and building accessories for the ETX.
Astronomy Software
Stellarium
Widely used and popular free Planetarium application.
Portable Apps
A software package that allows a whole number of software programs to be run on a memory stick independent of the host PC. Stellarium can also be run as a portable app.
Buying and Selling
Society for Popular Astronomy
I have been able to source spares through the classified section of the forum.
UK Astronomy Buy Sell
Most of the posters are genuine and I have bought and sold with no problem. There are scammers but it’s easy to spot them and the site has a number of examples of the most frequent scams. I would advise anyone posting to list their email address as name”at”email”dot”provider. Otherwise the junk maillers will add you to their lists.
Telescope Warehouse
Meade surplus and spares from a US based seller with an eBay shop.