Getting Started With Observing

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1. Member Contributed Observing lists (and links to others) 1 2 3

   By Helen, May 28, 2017
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   • josefk
   • April 11

2. Collimation and Star-hopping 1 2 3 4

   By Moonshane, October 22, 2013
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   • LunarRob
   • April 8

3. What Can I Expect to See....? 1 2 3 4 14

   By Qualia, October 3, 2013
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   • bosun21
   • January 28

4. Planning your sessions. 1 2

   By cotterless45, November 20, 2014
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   • RJC
   • January 15

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

   By acey, April 2, 2015
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   • starsailor70
   • May 14, 2023

6. Newbie question

   By TheTaz, Wednesday at 23:52
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   • Nyctimene
   • 23 hours ago

7. Please forgive me let me view

   By Dibp, Saturday at 21:43
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   • PeterStudz
   • Tuesday at 10:39

8. Eclipse 2026

   By Beardy30, April 13
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   • SwiMatt
   • April 15

9. Are there any dark skies near Manchester?

   By stephec, April 12
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   • ollypenrice
   • April 14

10. Messier Object Catalog completed! - 21 months - lessons learned

    By AstralFields, April 3
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    • Simon Pepper
    • April 12

11. Starsense for skywatcher - for or against? 😬

    By Flame Nebula, April 10
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    • TiffsAndAstro
    • April 11

12. Nephology

    By Dibp, April 8
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    • Dibp
    • April 8

13. 16" and 20" Impressions from a Star Party I joined

    By AstralFields, April 8
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    • radiofm74
    • April 8

14. SGL suggested cable tie for fine focusing

    By Dibp, April 7
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    • Dibp
    • April 7

15. Best view of The Milky Way

    By Dibp, April 7
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    • Dibp
    • April 7

16. Sun filter for 350p Flextube

    By Stephen196360, April 1
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    • Naughty Neal
    • April 3

17. What aperture to see spiral arms in galaxies? 1 2 3

    By Jim Smith, August 2, 2023
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    • michael.h.f.wilkinson
    • April 1

18. Observing Pons Brooks.

    By peanutcol, March 28
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    • peanutcol
    • March 29

19. Help with telescope

    By Florida Bear, March 22
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    • AstroMuni
    • March 26

20. Heritage 130p

    By peanutcol, March 2
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    • Gfamily
    • March 22

21. Top 10 Targets to Observe for a Beginner 1 2

    By RJC, January 7
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    • Mark at Beaufort
    • March 20

22. Need advice on my first Telescope

    By Telebie, March 14
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    • Telebie
    • March 14

23. Who else has seen this flashing star

    By GenoRokTok, March 9
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    • GenoRokTok
    • March 13

24. Turn left at orion

    By LondonNeil, February 8
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    • cajen2
    • March 7

25. Dew heater

    By PatrickO, March 7
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    • bosun21
    • March 7