Printable kit · 11 worksheets
The Observing & Astrophotography Planner
Write your telescope's numbers down once, and every eyepiece, filter, mount payload and imaging plan falls out of your own figures instead of somebody else's.
- 11 fill-in worksheets, 41 print pages
- 2 filled-in examples and a companion spreadsheet
- Online buyer guide with 3 priced complete setups
Replaces the sticky note in the eyepiece case and the mental arithmetic done in the dark with a red light and cold fingers.
30-day money-back guarantee. Use it all; if it doesn't help, every dollar back.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF you download, including both filled-in examples. Swipe or scroll.
What's in it
See all 11 worksheet titles
- Your Telescope's Numbers
- Eyepiece Case: Magnification, Exit Pupil and True Field
- Site, Sky and Conditions
- Observing Log & Target List
- Sky Events & Maintenance Task Planner
- Mount Payload & Balance
- Imaging Plan: Scale, Exposure and Frame Count
- Collimation & Maintenance Record
- Solar Observing Safety Record
- Three Complete Setups by Budget
- Gear Budget & Savings Tracker
Also included
- 2 filled-in example worksheets. Your Telescope's Numbers and Eyepiece Case: Magnification, Exit Pupil and True Field, worked through for a sample 8 inch telescope, so you can see a finished page before you start.
- 1 bonus printable. Night Sky Sketch Grid: Sketch a star hop, an eyepiece view or a planetary disc
- 1 companion spreadsheet. A companion spreadsheet that does the math: your telescope's numbers and up to three eyepieces calculated live, a gear budget with running totals, a sky events and session log, and a savings tracker for the purchases this kit helped you skip.
- 1 start-here page. The four sheets to fill in the first 20 minutes, and which sheet to reach for when.
Plus the online buyer guide
Three complete telescope builds at three budgets, every item with a budget range and a link, plus every product the kit names, kept current on this site. Your kit links straight to it, so the picks you plan with are today's, not the day the PDF was printed.
Who it's for
- New telescope owners who want their eyepiece case and their mount actually planned instead of guessed
- Anyone about to buy a telescope, mount, eyepiece or camera and wanting to buy once
- Observers who keep meaning to log sessions and conditions and never start
- Beginners moving from visual observing into astrophotography who need a frame budget before the first long night
Who made this
Built by the TelescopeSetup.com team, the people behind the free calculators and build guides on this site, from manufacturer specifications, optical formulas any amateur can check, and patterns in owner reviews. Researched, not a professional astronomer's sign-off.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Questions
How do I get it?
Pay on the secure Stripe checkout and you land straight on your download page: the full PDF, a ZIP of every sheet as its own printable page, and the companion spreadsheet. Bookmark that page to download again later.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need, every season, and reprint any single log page once it fills up.
What if it is not what I expected?
Use the whole kit. If it does not help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Does it assume I already own a telescope?
No. The numbers sheet and the three-tier budget sheet both work from a blank case, and the Start Here page tells you which sheets to open first either way.
How is it different from the free calculators?
A calculator answers one question and forgets it. The kit keeps your telescope's own numbers together, plans the whole eyepiece case at once, tracks recurring sky events by trigger instead of a date, and turns three build options into a budget you can actually shop against.
The Observing & Astrophotography Planner
11 worksheets · 41 pages · examples, workbook and online buyer guide