Getting Started With Observing

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1. Planning your sessions. 1 2

   By cotterless45, November 20, 2014
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   • jag32266
   • November 30, 2019

2. Member Contributed Observing lists (and links to others) 1 2

   By Helen, May 28, 2017
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   • bingevader
   • November 30, 2019

3. What Can I Expect to See....? 1 2 3 4 13

   By Qualia, October 3, 2013
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   • Bane69
   • November 29, 2019

4. What is a dark site ? 1 2 3 4

   By acey, April 2, 2015
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   • Amateur1985
   • June 5, 2019

5. Collimation and Star-hopping 1 2 3

   By Moonshane, October 22, 2013
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   • Lowen22
   • September 4, 2018

6. Aligning polar scope with main scope

   By Simon Dunsmore, January 19
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   • rwilkey
   • 15 hours ago

7. Good heavens. Comfortable viewing angles?!

   By willcastle, January 12
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   • Barry-W-Fenner
   • Saturday at 16:33

8. Observing location advice....

   By Mattiman, January 19
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   • rwilkey
   • Saturday at 10:17

9. Mr

   By JohnH2856, January 19
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   • Neil H
   • Thursday at 10:46

10. Trying to identify andromeda constellation

    By willcastle, Tuesday at 21:47
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    • willcastle
    • Wednesday at 19:12

11. Seeing conditions

    By Barry-W-Fenner, January 13
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    • Barry-W-Fenner
    • Wednesday at 15:52

12. AN article

    By wookie1965, Wednesday at 08:19
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    • John
    • Wednesday at 11:19

13. Best eyepiece for saturn 1 2

    By Stargazing101, May 21, 2018   

    • saturn
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    • joe aguiar
    • Tuesday at 13:00

14. UHC filter

    By Steve Clay, January 19
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    • joe aguiar
    • January 20

15. Need Help - Joshua Tree

    By RobUrban, January 18
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    • Ships and Stars
    • January 19

16. Countryside observing

    By DeanCJ, January 18
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    • DeanCJ
    • January 19

17. Viewing Venus recently, so BRIGHT!!

    By wesdon1, December 3, 2019
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    • DeanCJ
    • January 18

18. Advice for viewing Venus Please ?

    By wesdon1, January 15
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    • NGC 1502
    • January 18

19. Star hopping targets?

    By popeye85, January 7
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    • almcl
    • January 9

20. A tip for impatient newbies like me...the pros are right. Take lots of time to observe your targets. 1 2

    By MKHACHFE, December 7, 2019
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    • MKHACHFE
    • January 6

21. Slowly moving a dob

    By popeye85, January 3
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    • westmarch
    • January 4

22. Tips for "knowing" when you are looking at Uranus!??

    By wesdon1, January 2
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    • Xilman
    • January 3

23. Veiwing through open window/skylight 1 2 3

    By wesdon1, November 30, 2019
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    • Thalestris24
    • January 2

24. 1st Field Trip - What to target 29th Dec 2019

    By Fo_Cuss, December 27, 2019
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    • Fo_Cuss
    • December 31, 2019

25. How do I aim at anything?

    By Classifier_66, December 26, 2019
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    • skybadger
    • December 28, 2019