Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

17,694 topics in this forum

1. Hard Case for EdgeHD 8" SCT and the Mount

   By souls33k3r, October 28, 2015
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   • Feral Rabbit
   • November 1, 2015

2. Advice for 1st Telescope + Mount

   By clynners, October 31, 2015
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   • kendg
   • November 1, 2015

3. Achromatic or Apo?

   By frank32gld, October 31, 2015
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   • rwilkey
   • November 1, 2015

4. Finderscope for 130eq 1 2

   By Starlord87, October 15, 2015
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   • Mak the Night
   • November 1, 2015

5. Mount and scope maintenance

   By souls33k3r, November 1, 2015
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   • cjdawson
   • November 1, 2015

6. Shadow of spider vanes in Celestron Astromaster 130EQ

   By Knighty2112, October 31, 2015
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   • Knighty2112
   • October 31, 2015

7. Is this chromatic aberration acceptable enough?

   By Krisw3b, October 31, 2015
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   • Krisw3b
   • October 31, 2015

8. Star finder apps and a bit of duct tape?

   By MrCat, October 31, 2015
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   • Beulah
   • October 31, 2015

9. help with polar alignment HEQ5 mount

   By Eri, October 30, 2015
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   • Eri
   • October 31, 2015

10. Refractor vs. Reflector

    By themagicman, October 30, 2015
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    • mcolbert
    • October 31, 2015

11. Green Laser

    By mfrymus, October 19, 2015
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    • Thalestris24
    • October 30, 2015

12. Dew heaters (again)

    By meddyliol, October 28, 2015
    • 12 replies
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    • meddyliol
    • October 30, 2015

13. An EQ mount as an ALT-AZ mount?

    By The Admiral, October 27, 2015
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    • The Admiral
    • October 30, 2015

14. charging Li-Po batteries

    By OneEyedSam, October 30, 2015
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    • parallaxerr
    • October 30, 2015

15. What to buy?

    By phooey, October 29, 2015
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    • phooey
    • October 29, 2015

16. Orion Paragon Plus P-Mount - A Question

    By AdeKing, October 27, 2015
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    • AdeKing
    • October 29, 2015

17. Which Scope?

    By FuNMoNsTeR, October 28, 2015
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    • John
    • October 29, 2015

18. Temperature issues with Celestron Evolutions

    By johnoelliott, October 29, 2015
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    • Merlin66
    • October 29, 2015

19. Eyepeice advice for 12in Dob.

    By Smithfire, October 28, 2015
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    • Charic
    • October 28, 2015

20. Mr Careful makes a smudge

    By AlistairW, October 26, 2015
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    • Stu
    • October 28, 2015

21. Buying a used 8" edge

    By dreamlander, October 25, 2015
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    • dreamlander
    • October 28, 2015

22. USB leads

    By brrttpaul, October 27, 2015
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    • libraryman
    • October 27, 2015

23. Drift alignment for a newt

    By theghettostylus, October 27, 2015
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    • theghettostylus
    • October 27, 2015

24. EQ5 pro goto Mount

    By Megalot, October 24, 2015
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    • Megalot
    • October 27, 2015

25. Is a Dew Shield just a Dew Shield

    By AlistairW, October 27, 2015
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    • Starfisher
    • October 27, 2015