Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

17,689 topics in this forum

1. How to use my new motor driven 150p

   By phil18, January 21
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   • malc-c
   • January 22

2. Seestar S50

   By Beardy30, January 21
   • 16 replies
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   • Brutha
   • January 22

3. Celestron 130 broken thumb screw on RA slow motion control

   By Stephen82, January 21
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   • Mr H in Yorkshire
   • January 22

4. 2" Diagonal On My Nexstar Evo 8

   By Malc Spring, January 21
   • 3 replies
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   • Malc Spring
   • January 21

5. Do I need better balancing or to connect motors to eq3-2 and 150p

   By Lastsplash, January 19
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   • malc-c
   • January 21

6. Two adapter rings screwed tightly together (stuck) - how to best remove? 1 2 3 4

   By Gib007, October 3, 2013
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   • Mando
   • January 21

7. Celestron NexYZ 3-AXIS Universal Smartphone Adapter

   By Beardy30, January 17
   • 13 replies
   • 295 views
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   • Beardy30
   • January 20

8. Is this a viable next scope?

   By fluxfluid, January 20
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   • fluxfluid
   • January 20

9. Again TS 152 F5.9- does it worth over ST 120 achro? I am using bino or ultrawides 1 2 3

   By Marian M, July 22, 2023
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   • alacant
   • January 20

10. Skywatcher 72ed focus lock screw

    By AstroNebulee, September 1, 2022
    • 20 replies
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    • AstroNebulee
    • January 19

11. Opinions on Synscan WiFi Dongle

    By MikeAa, January 14
    • 21 replies
    • 371 views
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    • MikeAa
    • January 19

12. Tripod snapped - what now?

    By CluelessSpaceGeek, January 18
    • 4 replies
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    • CluelessSpaceGeek
    • January 19

13. Sky-Watcher StarQuest versus Explorer

    By peterjudge, July 4, 2019
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    • Nikolai De Silva
    • January 18

14. OK, what next !

    By GasGiant, January 16
    • 13 replies
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    • PeterStudz
    • January 18

15. Need to return my first scope, do I take the opportunity to get a different model. 1 2

    By Urumiko, January 10
    • 25 replies
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    • Carbon Brush
    • January 18

16. Is AstroSeeker 15075 Reflector a good telescope?

    By Jackal1258, January 18, 2023
    • 8 replies
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    • Trickysystems
    • January 18

17. SkyWatcher SA GTi crashes into itself (not tripod)

    By JohnNedelcu, January 16   

    • mount
    • skywarcher
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      • skywarcher
      • star adventurer gti
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    • 0 replies
    • 231 views
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    • JohnNedelcu
    • January 16

18. Lacerta 10:1 focuser upgrade.

    By wookie1965, January 16
    • 3 replies
    • 153 views
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    • djhartist
    • January 16

19. What lenses should i use to zoom in more

    By arjunchattaraj, January 15
    • 3 replies
    • 236 views
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    • Louis D
    • January 16

20. AZ GTI in Eq mode Polar Align without mini PC

    By ShiroHagen, January 15
    • 6 replies
    • 188 views
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    • ShiroHagen
    • January 15

21. Still getting alignment problems Celestron astro fi 6

    By Nickscope, January 15
    • 1 reply
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    • happy-kat
    • January 15

22. Setting up AP rig near the coast/saltwater

    By pbmazda32, January 14
    • 2 replies
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    • pbmazda32
    • January 15

23. Polar Aligning with EQ6R

    By JIm19130, June 30, 2020
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    • JC France
    • January 15

24. Best quality LP filter for visual

    By Beardy30, January 13
    • 16 replies
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    • RT65CB-SWL
    • January 14

25. ASIAIR PLUS using iphone as HOTSPOT and Android Tablet 1 2

    By M8rix007, January 13   

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    • asiair plus
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      • asiair plus
      • hotspot
      • wifi
      • connect
      • android
      • wont connect
    • 26 replies
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    • saac
    • January 13