Getting Started With Observing

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1. Finally!!

   By F1Bird, February 18, 2013
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   • swamp thing
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2. Sort of first light of upgraded scope (10" dob)

   By Dude_with_the_tube, February 18, 2013
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   • swamp thing
   • February 18, 2013

3. First Light!!

   By gazman71, February 17, 2013
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   • F1Bird
   • February 18, 2013

4. Help is needed to understand my telescope, celestial co-ordinates

   By grobertsx, February 17, 2013
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   • grobertsx
   • February 18, 2013

5. First sight of moon

   By Juckster, February 18, 2013
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   • Astro Imp
   • February 18, 2013

6. Best EP for open clusters in Auriga?

   By mikeyrea, February 17, 2013
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   • Moonshane
   • February 17, 2013

7. Satellite or Meteor?

   By jimbooz, February 17, 2013
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   • February 17, 2013

8. Asteroid vs Meteor

   By Mark-V, February 17, 2013
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   • Neil_F
   • February 17, 2013

9. First light with the old Tasco....at last!

   By RyanL, February 4, 2013
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   • RyanL
   • February 17, 2013

10. first light with 8" dob

    By redfox1972, February 14, 2013
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    • Charon
    • February 17, 2013

11. Report from first 2 nights observing and a couple of questions!

    By Oser, February 16, 2013
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    • Oser
    • February 17, 2013

12. 5am let down

    By watersblue, February 17, 2013
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    • Matt Scunthorpe
    • February 17, 2013

13. Asteroid/comet 15th feb 1 2 3 4 5

    By Bavchouhan, February 4, 2013
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    • faulksy
    • February 17, 2013

14. First Nebulae targets for beginners?

    By Fordos Moon, February 2, 2013
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    • RMcCallum
    • February 17, 2013

15. The Moon my second attempt

    By DannyHarvey, February 16, 2013
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    • February 16, 2013

16. Mounting an iphone with an app that shows the night sky as you starhop ?

    By yesteryeargames, January 18, 2013
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    • Nibor
    • February 16, 2013

17. First moon picture

    By ecrehous1, February 16, 2013
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    • Lenny147
    • February 16, 2013

18. Advice on setting scope up

    By bntwillis, February 16, 2013
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    • February 16, 2013

19. Daylight Planets ?

    By yesteryeargames, February 12, 2013
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    • yesteryeargames
    • February 16, 2013

20. Cloudy eyepieces

    By TransparentBadger, February 16, 2013
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    • TransparentBadger
    • February 16, 2013

21. Discovered a new star last night

    By blueroom, February 16, 2013
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    • DeepThought
    • February 16, 2013

22. Setting Circles

    By JimD, February 2, 2013
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    • JimD
    • February 16, 2013

23. First time observing

    By Lodge271, February 15, 2013
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    • Lodge271
    • February 16, 2013

24. Scope set up and ready to go..

    By Lakewitch, February 12, 2013
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    • brantuk
    • February 16, 2013

25. collimate and your eyes will be opened

    By sparkyjon, February 15, 2013
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    • February 15, 2013