TVS Library
TVS Observing Site (H2O)
Telescopes
TVS Loaner Scope Program
Links
Books
TVS Library
TVS members can check out various items from the TVS library. We have a wide selection of astronomy books that cover everything from building your own telescope to the entire universe, and everything in between.
We have a selection of videos in VHS and DVD format. Add to that, various types of star charts for beginners as well as advanced observers.
To check out a book or other item, come to a lecture meeting. The book will be due the following lecture meeting. There is no fee for borrowing a book, however if you lose or damage an item the club would like to be reimbursed for replacing the item.
As mentioned in various other places on our web site, TVS has a dark sky site available for members. To see what the site looks like, and to get more information about it, visit our Observatory web page.
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If you're new to astronomy the subject of telescopes can be a confusing one. There are lots of terms to learn about, and quite a few different types of telescopes. If you'd like to learn more about telescopes, and a little about making your own telescope, visit our Telescopes web page.
TVS provides members with telescopes that they may rent out for a period of one month. We have a wide variety of telescopes, as well as other accessories. To find out more about this program, visit our Loaner Scope Program web page.
There are a lot of informative and helpful web sites out there. For a selection of sites that we think might be useful to those who are interested in all facets of astronomy, visit our Links web page.
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Skywatching. David Levy, introduction by Robert Burnham. One of the Nature Company Guides published by Time-Life Books.
Stars and Planets: Peterson Field Guide Series. Donald Menzel, Jay Pasachoff. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.
Skyguide. Mark Chartrand III. Golden Press, NY. Western Publishing Co., Inc., Racine, WI.
Star Ware, The Astronomer’s Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories.
Philip S. Harrington. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY.
Touring the Universe Through Binoculars, A Complete Astronomer’s Guidebook. Philip S. Harrington.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY.
The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide. Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer. Camden House Publishing.
NightWatch. Terence Dickinson. Firefly Books Inc., Buffalo, NY.
Astronomy, a Self Teaching Guide. Dinah L. Moché. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY.
Astronomy Today. Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Turn Left at Orion. Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis. Cambridge University Press. (Look for the first or second edition as the third edition was printed on thin paper, making it hard to read the star charts.)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky. Mark R. Chartrand. Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y.
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