Chapter 4. Accessory Hacks

4. Accessory Hacks

Section 4.1.  Hacks 4465

Hack 44.  Dark Adapt Your Notebook Computer

Hack 45.  Dark Adapt Your Vehicle

Hack 46.  Use a Barlow

Hack 47.  Determine Actual Barlow Magnification

Hack 48.  See More of the Sky

Hack 49.  Optimize Your Eyepiece Collection

Hack 50.  Chart Your Eyepiece Characteristics

Hack 51.  View Dim Objects in the Same Field as a Very Bright Object

Hack 52.  Clean Your Eyepieces and Lenses Safely

Hack 53.  Install a Unit-Power Finder

Hack 54.  Upgrade Your Optical Finder

Hack 55.  Align Your Finder

Hack 56.  Determine Your Optical Finder's Field of View

Hack 57.  Determine Your True Field of View

Hack 58.  Enhance Lunar and Planetary Contrast and Detail

Hack 59.  Enhance Nebular Contrast and Detail

Hack 60.  Please Be Seated

Hack 61.  Stash Your Gear in a Photographer's Vest or Fanny Pack

Hack 62.  Use a Voice Recorder for Logging

Hack 63.  Build or Buy an Equatorial Platform

Hack 64.  Make Your Computer Work for You

Hack 65.  Astronomy Software in the Palm of Your Hand