Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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1. Which to go for 150P or 200P Dobsonian?

   By Stevenlatham01, March 4, 2015
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   • Grotemobile
   • March 9, 2015

2. stabilizer weights..

   By Laston-Pluto1, March 9, 2015
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   • ronin
   • March 9, 2015

3. First Kit Choices

   By airplanedriver, March 9, 2015
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   • kalasinman
   • March 9, 2015

4. Help with Meade LX200GPS needed

   By Hackleby, March 8, 2015
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   • michael8554
   • March 9, 2015

5. can i motorise a single stalk barstool so i can sit on it while turning

   By fastfit, March 4, 2015
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   • beamer3.6m
   • March 8, 2015

6. gps rip off prices

   By ddtwelve12, January 1, 2015
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   • Earl
   • March 8, 2015

7. Lodestar x2 Mono questions?

   By hadyn42, March 8, 2015
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   • hadyn42
   • March 8, 2015

8. Alternative to a SW 150P-DS OTA

   By Steve789, March 8, 2015
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   • Thalestris24
   • March 8, 2015

9. What is "dew" and how is it bad for a scope?

   By pipnina, March 7, 2015
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   • pipnina
   • March 7, 2015

10. Safe/ Good value solar filter/foil for solar observing?

    By Arcturian, March 5, 2015
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    • Geordie mc
    • March 7, 2015

11. Cannot seem to focus my finder scope

    By meddyliol, March 6, 2015
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    • meddyliol
    • March 7, 2015

12. GOTO pointing nowhere near object!

    By bujin, February 18, 2015
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    • Browny
    • March 7, 2015

13. Is this the same as the celestron travel scope 70mm?

    By jimbo747, March 6, 2015
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    • jimbo747
    • March 7, 2015

14. 2X Barlow camera adapter?

    By meddyliol, March 7, 2015
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    • meddyliol
    • March 7, 2015

15. Upgrade Advice for Nexstar 127SLT

    By VipesUK01, February 24, 2015
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    • jimbo747
    • March 6, 2015

16. have skywatcher 130 (spherical) possible upgrade?

    By theghettostylus, March 6, 2015
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    • theghettostylus
    • March 6, 2015

17. Using NexRemote

    By JeffG, March 5, 2015
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    • JeffG
    • March 6, 2015

18. Help with first purchase please

    By Hixx, March 5, 2015
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    • fondofchips
    • March 6, 2015

19. Skywatcher 200 Solid Tube or Flex

    By ahernep, March 5, 2015
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    • ahernep
    • March 5, 2015

20. Collimation issues

    By zidder, March 5, 2015
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    • Jason D
    • March 5, 2015

21. Right angled finderscope

    By meddyliol, March 3, 2015
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    • meddyliol
    • March 5, 2015

22. First Binoculars

    By mro, March 5, 2015
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    • happy-kat
    • March 5, 2015

23. 8"EDGE HD PLUS VX MOUNT?

    By nutandbolt, March 5, 2015
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    • ollypenrice
    • March 5, 2015

24. How much does an extension tube affect magnification?

    By Saturninus, March 5, 2015
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    • Stainlesssteve
    • March 5, 2015

25. Power pack running time ???

    By Christinea, March 3, 2015
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    • LukeSkywatcher
    • March 5, 2015