Andy's Shot Glass is a website "to help amateur astronomers-
on-a-budget to get the most for
their money and the most out of their equipment."
01 Andy's Shot Glass
Astromart is the busiest of the various "classified" markets for astro-gear
02 Astromart
Observing in comfort requires a comfortable chair. Here is one way to save your wallet while sitting on it.
03 Denver Observing Chair
At Shows and Swapmeets one can save some money, but one must know how to deal.
04 Shows and Swapmeets
With most equipment selling for list prices, bargains require some work. But there are a few pennies to be saved here and there.
05 Making Deals
We may not be able to do much about general light pollution from the city...but we should pay attention to what we do to ourselves with light emitting diodes and computer screens.
06 Fighting Local Light Pollution
Paper and ink star atlases are alive and well, and essential for a serious observer.
07 Star Atlases
Stellarium and Cartes du Ciel are the Cheap Astronomer's way to put a planetarium program on a computer.
08 Computer Planetarium Programs
as I write articles, which should be once a month, I will add them here.