About us

We are 2 amateur astronomers living in Champville, Dik El Mehdi, Metn , Lebanon.
We acquired our first telescope, a 4.5" reflector, in 2003, to observe Mars at its closest distance to earth.

Since then, we did a lot of observing, mainly on the roof of our appartment in Champville.

HOW TO OBSERVE

WITH A TELESCOPE

• There are mainly 3 types of telescopes :

1. Refractors
2. Reflectors
3. Catadioptric

• Telescope mounts :

1. Alt-Azimut
2. Equatorial

• Accessories :

1. Barlow lens
2. Finderscope
3. Motor
4. Filters

WITH BINOCULARS

WITH THE NAKED EYE

BY PROJECTION

THROUGH ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

OBSERVING TIPS

• HOW TO DRESS FOR AN OBERVATION NIGHT
• LIGHT POLLUTION

WHAT TO OBSERVE

1. The sun
2. The planets
3. The moon
4. The stars
5. The deep sky

• OUR HAND-MADE TELESCOPE
• OUR PHOTOS
• ASTRONOMY IN LEBANON
• FRIENDS CORNER
• LINKS