Index[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Z] S cones SBr (surface brightness) Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes Schmidt-Newtonian telescopes scotopic mode of vision secondary mirror holder semi-regular variable stars setting circles short-tube refractors 2nd sight-tube/Cheshire collimators sketching 2nd Sky & Telescope web site sky charts Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) catalog designations solar system objects magnitude south celestial pole sporadics star catalogs double-star catalogs modern catalogs 2nd 3rd 4th specialty catalogs star collimation star hopping 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th eyepiece star hopping optical finder field of view and photocopied charts 2nd printed charts star trail images stars camera equipment exposure film processing record keeping star-testing versus star-collimating stars 25 brightest catalog designations 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th common or proper names identification by name 2nd 3rd list 2nd proper motion star trail images 2nd 3rd 4th 5th variable stars StellarVue stiction straight-through finders Strehl ratios super-giant binoculars 2nd surface brightness (SBr) 2nd symbiotic variable stars |