Video Guide: Astronomy for Beginners

Here is a series of videos meant for everyone interested in astronomy, but for the most part it discusses the basics on astronomy, so you amateurs out there will learn the most. Learning by watching videos is a good why to get started in astronomy, but you should also get some books on the subject. There are many good guides out there that teach you the basics.

Now lets begin the video show, this first video talks about some general advice for beginning your hobby in amateur astronomy and how to use a planisphere:


If you just want to learn about telescopes, then you can skip the first video and watch this one instead. Here is telescope guide #1:


Telescope guide #2 gives a brief discussion of telescope mounts: Alt-Azmuth, equatorial, and dobsonian. He also will be talking about the different moon phases.


In telescope video #3, there will be a little advice on purchasing your first telescope, this one is really good to watch, don’t miss this one.


Instructional video part #4 is all about aligning the finderscope with the primary optics. One of the most important things you will do to find objects in the sky.