Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

17,695 topics in this forum

1. Best Beginners Telescope? 1 2

   By starrycanvas, January 31, 2016
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   • happy-kat
   • February 1, 2016

2. Nexstar Goto Controller Question..

   By Gibson00, January 31, 2016
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   • Grizly
   • January 31, 2016

3. HEQ5, latitude, longitude input help

   By DougM43, January 31, 2016
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   • DougM43
   • January 31, 2016

4. Manual filter wheel which takes 36mm unmounted filters....why not ?

   By Astroboffin, January 31, 2016
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   • Uranium235
   • January 31, 2016

5. finder scope

   By barry f, January 27, 2016
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   • cloudsweeper
   • January 31, 2016

6. Which one do I get?

   By leo82, January 20, 2016
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   • markthg
   • January 31, 2016

7. Quick Question On Skywatcher RACI 9x50 Finderscope

   By cloudsweeper, January 30, 2016
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   • cloudsweeper
   • January 30, 2016

8. Filters

   By markthg, January 30, 2016
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   • LukeSkywatcher
   • January 30, 2016

9. skywatcher 130/900M

   By Star Kid, January 24, 2016
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   • happy-kat
   • January 30, 2016

10. LifeCam VX-5000 as astro webcam

    By mikehab, March 19, 2012
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    • COSMOS1256
    • January 30, 2016

11. Short tube refractor for 9yr old

    By OWK, January 27, 2016
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    • Alan64
    • January 30, 2016

12. Is there a webcam that you can use on neq6 polarscope

    By wigggyy, January 29, 2016
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    • wigggyy
    • January 29, 2016

13. Orion XT8 Dob + Secondary Mirror

    By patomlin76, January 29, 2016   

    • collimation secondary mirror
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    • patomlin76
    • January 29, 2016

14. Is there a straight through finder with correct image?

    By Linda, January 29, 2016
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    • Cornelius Varley
    • January 29, 2016

15. Which low power e/p to use

    By daveb, January 28, 2016
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    • daveb
    • January 29, 2016

16. Finder on a 'Scope on a 'Scope

    By cloudsweeper, January 28, 2016
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    • cloudsweeper
    • January 29, 2016

17. heq5 connection

    By iwols, January 28, 2016
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    • iwols
    • January 28, 2016

18. AZ goto synscan update help.

    By scotttumsh, January 28, 2016
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    • scotttumsh
    • January 28, 2016

19. Best Planetarium Programs

    By Putaendo Patrick, January 27, 2016   

    • planetarium
    • charts
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    • cjdawson
    • January 28, 2016

20. What Sort of Finderscope?

    By cloudsweeper, January 27, 2016
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    • chiltonstar
    • January 28, 2016

21. Enough is enough! 1 2

    By markthg, January 20, 2016
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    • Guest
    • January 27, 2016

22. Polar alignment

    By dreamcatcher, January 27, 2016
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    • Cornelius Varley
    • January 27, 2016

23. Mirror Coatings

    By Guest, January 26, 2016
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    • jetstream
    • January 27, 2016

24. Binoviewers for Ha

    By spaceboy, January 26, 2016
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    • Ibbo!
    • January 27, 2016

25. What might I be able to see

    By dreamcatcher, January 27, 2016
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    • popeye85
    • January 27, 2016