Join The  Celestron 5" SCT WebRing  
Revised: 09/21/02

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What is a Webring?
A webring is a group of web sites associated by a common theme. A navigation tool on each member site allows "ring-surfers" to move between sites. The tool for this particular ring allows surfers to move forward, backward, randomly, and directly to any member site. Each member site is an entry point into the ring, so no one member of the ring is favored.
 
Ring Member Qualifications
Sites on this ring are dedicated, in whole or in part, to the various models of Celestron 5" (~125-mm), f/10 (~1250-mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes (SCT).  Models includes the Celestron C5, C5+, G5 and NexStar 5. Sites must contain original material pertaining to, or generated by, a Celestron 5" SCT. This material could include hardware tips, repairs, modifications, reviews, visual object reports, sketches, images and the like. Sites should not merely consist of a list of links to like sites --  that's what the webring is for! Just surf our current membership to get a taste of what we are about.

Joined sites must maintain the navigation tool (below) or an image link to the tool somewhere on the entry page: it wouldn't be a ring if ring-surfers enter a site and can't easily continue on. Additionally the site must be "family oriented" and not contain offensive material. The Ringmaster is the sole judge of these qualifications and will "marry" or "divorce" sites at will.
 

Why Join? 
This ring will attract viewers interested in your site's content. This can increase your site's exposure on the Internet and is especially helpful to new sites as it gives them an instant "audience."  The Ring can thus serve as an "incubator" for new sites that are "thin" on viewers.

Many Celestron 5" SCT pages have links to like sites, which must be manually updated as pages appear and disappear on the web. The database of sites in this ring will take care of that for you! The "List Site or Ring Hub" link on the navigation tool displays these sites with their member-entered descriptions.

It costs nothing to join. You do not have to put any banners on your site besides the ring navigation tool.

 
The differing Navigation Tools on each member's site reflects the corporate ownership of WebRing at the time they joined.  But all members can convert to the latest version of the tool.
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Join Your Site to the Ring! and get a neat ring navigation graphic like the ones here. On our Ring join page you'll be asked a few simple questions including: web page URL, e-mail, and site description. After submitting you'll get an automated confirmation e-mail -- so enter your real e-mail, not the "NoSpam".

As of this writing, the Ring is transitioning from Yahoo!'s oversight to a new organization called WebRing.com. All sites applying for membership to the Celestron 5" SCT Ring must first become members of WebRing. The following instructions will show you how to become a WebRing member and reach the application screen for this Ring. Because not all the bugs have been worked out of the new system, the details of the signup process may change from what is indicated below. Existing members must follow a migration procedure: e-mail the Ringmaster for migration details.

Detailed Join Instructions

Hit this Join link. (Due to the transition away from Yahoo!, some of the Join links on our member's pages take you to the old Yahoo! WebRing, so it is best to use the link here).

If you are not currently signed into WebRing, you'll get a screen asking you to sign in or sign up. (A Yahoo! ID/Password will not automatically work anymore.)

Existing WebRing users: enter your ID/Password and press the Login button. If this does not forward you to the Celestron 5" SCT signup page (it currently doesn't), come back here and press the Join link again. 

New WebRing users: start the WebRing sign up procedure as directed on screen. At the end, (as of this writing, the application process ends with a mostly blank screen that says "Welcome Guest" at top) click the "Webring Home" link at the top of any WebRing page and make sure your ID shows (not "Guest") at top of that page. Bookmark that page (it may show with a 'Y!' icon) as your WebRing start page (use the "My Rings" link at top of this start page to find your Rings). Come back here and hit the Join link again. 

At this point, if you are signed into WebRing, you'll see your WebRing ID at the top of the Celestron 5" SCT WebRing join page. The correct page includes a link back to this page. Press the join button (as of this writing it says: "Get Started") at the bottom of that page. 

Fill out the application. Make sure to enter the URL that contains your main Celestron 5" SCT page -- this may differ from your topmost page. Watch your e-mail for a reply; the RingMaster will give you further instructions and may have questions about your site.

If a long-time passes without a response to the form, e-mail the Ringmaster stating your URL and submit date.
 
Disclaimer
The sites that make-up this web ring are maintained by individual enthusiasts. The ring does not review or take responsibility for the changing content of these sites. Additionally, no affiliation is implied between Celestron International of Torrance, California (USA) and this ring of sites. E-mail the Ringmaster if you find a site on this ring that appears not to meet "Ring Qualifications."
 
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