Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

17,690 topics in this forum

1. How critical is eq balancing?

   By Coastliner, August 5, 2015
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   • Coastliner
   • August 6, 2015

2. Motor compatibility

   By bright light and green men, August 5, 2015
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   • bright light and green men
   • August 5, 2015

3. Best, affordable, 2" EPs

   By Relpet, August 4, 2015
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   • damnut
   • August 5, 2015

4. Skywatcher Evostar 80 ED doublet or Skywatcher Esprit Pro 80 ED triplet ?

   By keramos, August 3, 2015
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   • keramos
   • August 5, 2015

5. Synscan Latitudinal Longitudinal for South Africa

   By Dazzz, August 4, 2015
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   • Cornelius Varley
   • August 5, 2015

6. Basic Guiding setup

   By Stub Mandrel, August 5, 2015
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   • Stub Mandrel
   • August 5, 2015

7. Celestron AVX can't find moon, and can't polar align

   By johngwheeler, July 26, 2015
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   • PeterCPC
   • August 5, 2015

8. good barlow

   By kipstar, August 3, 2015
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   • baggywrinkle
   • August 5, 2015

9. Barlow for a Camera?

   By Scorptc, August 4, 2015
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   • Scorptc
   • August 4, 2015

10. f ratio

    By staffop, August 4, 2015
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    • Charic
    • August 4, 2015

11. Transportation

    By staffop, August 4, 2015
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    • Stu
    • August 4, 2015

12. Searching for a telescope, need advice 1 2

    By RononDex, July 31, 2015
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    • KenG
    • August 4, 2015

13. Computers and telescopes. .

    By ve1drg, August 4, 2015
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    • Dr_Ju_ju
    • August 4, 2015

14. Extension lead question

    By ultramol, August 2, 2015
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    • ultramol
    • August 4, 2015

15. set up for a HELIOS SKY SCAN 2001 i have just been given one but not instructions. can anyone help please

    By harryevan, August 4, 2015
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    • Cornelius Varley
    • August 4, 2015

16. Spotting scope as prime-focus lens for astrophotography?

    By johngwheeler, August 2, 2015
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    • RichM63
    • August 4, 2015

17. Crayford focuser with f/6.3 celestron focal reducer??

    By imichelena, August 4, 2015
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    • Owmuchonomy
    • August 4, 2015

18. Help with Skywatcher telescope

    By martinaaron, July 31, 2015
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    • rwilkey
    • August 3, 2015

19. A find of a lifetime... Now what? 1 2

    By RevHand, July 25, 2015
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    • impactcrater
    • August 3, 2015

20. 200p horizontal movement

    By lancman, August 1, 2015
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    • Charic
    • August 1, 2015

21. Celestron Nexstar 6se A Good Scope To Start With?

    By DaveyLeo10, July 31, 2015
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    • damnut
    • August 1, 2015

22. Help identifying mount

    By Helicon, August 1, 2015
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    • Astro Imp
    • August 1, 2015

23. Celestron 114LCM with Celestron Ultima LX 5mm

    By Judah, July 31, 2015
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    • Judah
    • August 1, 2015

24. Something missing?

    By lancman, July 31, 2015
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    • steviegall
    • July 31, 2015

25. Polar alignment;(

    By Ishaha, July 31, 2015
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    • Ishaha
    • July 31, 2015