Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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1. EP qualities for f/4.4 or f/5?

   By Alexgopro, July 17, 2015
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   • Charic
   • July 17, 2015

2. My first duff scope!

   By Stratis, July 15, 2015
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   • xtreemchaos
   • July 17, 2015

3. Collimation help!

   By RYan2040, July 15, 2015
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   • acey
   • July 16, 2015

4. SkyWatcher SynScan settings for Namibia

   By Chekov, July 16, 2015
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   • Chekov
   • July 16, 2015

5. Is this a good entry level scope?

   By DsmEvolution, July 16, 2015
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   • Mrbloke
   • July 16, 2015

6. Heq5 Pro Power Supply

   By Ellery, July 16, 2015
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   • Ellery
   • July 16, 2015

7. How to do AzEq6 polar alignment?

   By Dickba, July 13, 2015
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   • jambouk
   • July 15, 2015

8. Stellarium OpenGL 2.1 + Nvidia GEforce 9200m GS

   By Coastliner, July 15, 2015   

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   • Coastliner
   • July 15, 2015

9. Opticstar ARC 152 QUAD

   By avtaram, July 28, 2014
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   • John
   • July 14, 2015

10. Having doubts

    By lancman, July 12, 2015
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    • rwilkey
    • July 14, 2015

11. Can you "piggy back" a spotting scope on a Maksutov?

    By johngwheeler, July 13, 2015
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    • Cornelius Varley
    • July 14, 2015

12. Collimation Worries

    By Les S, July 13, 2015
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    • Les S
    • July 13, 2015

13. Purchasing additional scope advice

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

14. Skywatcher Skymax 127 SynScan AZ GOTO Finder issue

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

15. Synscan EQ5 Power Supply

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

16. Second hand Celestron 8" + HEQ5 PRO

    By KlaatuVerataNecto, July 13, 2015
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    • KlaatuVerataNecto
    • July 13, 2015

17. Best eyepieces for my scope

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

18. Mount Confusion

    By Paul73, July 12, 2015
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    • Paul73
    • July 13, 2015

19. Collimating Newton focuser

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

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

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

21. Coulter Odyssey 13.1"

    By TiTanecd, July 11, 2015   

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    • TiTanecd
    • July 12, 2015

22. A classic Swift Model 859 - first time

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

23. Skywatcher traker handset

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

24. eqmod

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

25. Gearing Up for Beginner Lunar AP

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