Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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1. Purchasing additional scope advice

   By milkyjoe, July 5, 2015
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   • happy-kat
   • July 13, 2015

2. Skywatcher Skymax 127 SynScan AZ GOTO Finder issue

   By Starcatcher1982, July 13, 2015
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   • July 13, 2015

3. Synscan EQ5 Power Supply

   By steviemac500, June 27, 2015
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   • steviemac500
   • July 13, 2015

4. Second hand Celestron 8" + HEQ5 PRO

   By KlaatuVerataNecto, July 13, 2015
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   • KlaatuVerataNecto
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5. Best eyepieces for my scope

   By Cozenebeer, July 13, 2015
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   • brantuk
   • July 13, 2015

6. Mount Confusion

   By Paul73, July 12, 2015
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   • Paul73
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7. Collimating Newton focuser

   By Bender, July 12, 2015
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   • Charic
   • July 13, 2015

8. Have a Celestron Neximage TD35 webcam but having trouble using it....

   By GaryA, July 1, 2015
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   • Blazar
   • July 13, 2015

9. Coulter Odyssey 13.1"

   By TiTanecd, July 11, 2015   

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10. A classic Swift Model 859 - first time

    By bjmoose, May 18, 2013
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    • July 12, 2015

11. Skywatcher traker handset

    By den12386, July 12, 2015
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    • July 12, 2015

12. eqmod

    By jamie56, July 12, 2015
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    • barkis
    • July 12, 2015

13. Gearing Up for Beginner Lunar AP

    By dfish, July 3, 2015
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    • shirva
    • July 12, 2015

14. Orion Magnificent Mini package plus my RDF

    By joecoyle, July 12, 2015
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    • Tinker1947
    • July 12, 2015

15. Why is there so much stuff astronomers need? 1 2

    By Joe12345, July 10, 2015
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    • Gazabone
    • July 12, 2015

16. 2-Inch or 1.25 Camera Adapter...make a difference?

    By pilot87178d, July 8, 2015
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    • Gutross
    • July 12, 2015

17. Help Setting up Vivitar 76700 Telescope Pls

    By alexcartman, July 5, 2015
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    • Astro_Baby
    • July 12, 2015

18. Eyepiece purchase

    By Lodds, July 12, 2015
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    • Tinker1947
    • July 12, 2015

19. Confused

    By lancman, July 10, 2015
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    • BeanerSA
    • July 12, 2015

20. Should I persist with a spotting scope or get a "real" telescope?

    By johngwheeler, July 3, 2015
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    • happy-kat
    • July 12, 2015

21. EQ5 / EQ5 PRO or HEQ5 for 6" Maksutov?

    By johngwheeler, July 11, 2015
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    • inedible_hulk
    • July 11, 2015

22. Solar filter options

    By Joel Shepherd, July 11, 2015
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    • Owmuchonomy
    • July 11, 2015

23. Eyepiece for finderscope

    By Stub Mandrel, July 11, 2015
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    • July 11, 2015

24. 2" Star Diagonal Thread Size?

    By Steve-G, July 11, 2015
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    • Steve-G
    • July 11, 2015

25. How big is a 300p with Dobsonian mount?

    By Moon-Watcher, July 9, 2015
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    • Moon-Watcher
    • July 11, 2015