Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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1. Final tweaks before I'm fully dialed in?

   By TiffsAndAstro, Thursday at 13:25
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   • TiffsAndAstro
   • 22 hours ago

2. Vendors that ship to the USA

   By John Parr, Thursday at 09:58
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   • John Parr
   • Thursday at 09:58

3. First light with the Starfield 102 ED 1 2 3

   By quasar117, April 9
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   • quasar117
   • Thursday at 09:41

4. GOTO AZ motor slipping? 1 2

   By Kon, April 18
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   • Kon
   • Wednesday at 18:32

5. N.I.N.A. help needed

   By muletopia, April 18
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   • TiffsAndAstro
   • Wednesday at 14:14

6. Mirror lens 1 2

   By TiffsAndAstro, April 16
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   • TiffsAndAstro
   • Wednesday at 14:10

7. TS binoviewer for backfocus lacking refractors ( and Newts)

   By Bivanus, January 3
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   • Louis D
   • Wednesday at 12:56

8. Cables

   By dark knight, Monday at 18:38
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   • TiffsAndAstro
   • Monday at 21:33

9. Motor for az goto

   By Kon, Monday at 21:27
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   • Kon
   • Monday at 21:27

10. sky-watcher Sky-Watcher 254PDS

    By AstroPaul, Monday at 18:01
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    • AstroPaul
    • Monday at 18:01

11. Mead ETX 125.

    By Sheffield Col, April 18
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    • Sheffield Col
    • Monday at 15:59

12. Heavy duty leveling feet

    By Stephen196360, April 20
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    • Stephen196360
    • Sunday at 18:42

13. What is this screw for?

    By TiffsAndAstro, Sunday at 17:21
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    • TiffsAndAstro
    • Sunday at 18:38

14. Focusing is simple with a bahtinov mask

    By TiffsAndAstro, April 7
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    • MarkOw
    • Sunday at 16:28

15. Power banks

    By Sbarra, Sunday at 07:31
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    • michael8554
    • Sunday at 12:43

16. Celestron 120mm Omni XL T Focuser

    By wookie1965, Sunday at 11:41
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    • wookie1965
    • Sunday at 11:41

17. Getting back into it!

    By Nebula82, April 19
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    • Nebula82
    • April 20

18. PST repair.

    By Steve o, April 19
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    • Ceramus
    • April 20

19. Diagonal

    By wookie1965, April 19
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    • wookie1965
    • April 19

20. Observing pier hight

    By crush, April 15
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    • crush
    • April 18

21. hand controller keys not responding

    By bigZ, April 15   

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    • Carbon Brush
    • April 18

22. Scope opinions for trip to dark sky area for a beginner.

    By DarkSkys, April 14
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    • PhilB61
    • April 18

23. Beginner recommendation

    By RFaber, April 16
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    • RFaber
    • April 18

24. Double moons 1 2

    By wookie1965, November 12, 2023
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    • wookie1965
    • April 17

25. SW 72ED stellar mira flattener and rotator back focus 1 2 3

    By TiffsAndAstro, April 4
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    • TiffsAndAstro
    • April 17