Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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1. Newbie choice - Celestron NexStar 130SLT

   By turbohobbit, January 1, 2015
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   • jefrs
   • January 1, 2015

2. Planet Light Pollution Filter

   By Dyptorden, January 1, 2015
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   • ghostdance
   • January 1, 2015

3. New Skywatcher BK 1309 EQ2 - Help please!

   By robertgraham01, December 27, 2014
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   • Blaze
   • January 1, 2015

4. Focusing on Celestron NexStar 6SE

   By bgd, December 30, 2014
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   • tich
   • January 1, 2015

5. Synscan Handset issues

   By Tums, December 29, 2014
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   • Tinker1947
   • January 1, 2015

6. How should i guide 80ED?

   By Grewious, December 30, 2014
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   • Sp@ce_d
   • January 1, 2015

7. Struggling with HEQ5 setup

   By hjw, December 30, 2014
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   • wxsatuser
   • January 1, 2015

8. Calculating finderscope field of view

   By David P Osborne, December 31, 2014
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   • glowjet
   • December 31, 2014

9. Perplexed

   By ob1, December 31, 2014
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   • ob1
   • December 31, 2014

10. Need lightweight case idea for 4-inch refractor from Expl Scien

    By cshahar, December 30, 2014
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    • rwilkey
    • December 31, 2014

11. Shorter focal length refractor recommendations?

    By astolpho, December 30, 2014
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    • astolpho
    • December 31, 2014

12. Try before you buy.

    By Sirius Starwatcher, December 29, 2014
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    • baggywrinkle
    • December 31, 2014

13. Collimation Query

    By TSG, December 30, 2014
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    • Dave In Vermont
    • December 31, 2014

14. Essential Equipment for 8" Meade Dobsonian

    By gully_foyle_is_my_name, December 29, 2014
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    • gully_foyle_is_my_name
    • December 30, 2014

15. Wide Angle Lens help?

    By twelly27, December 28, 2014
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    • twelly27
    • December 30, 2014

16. Help with my first telescope!

    By Red Ryan, December 30, 2014
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    • Red Ryan
    • December 30, 2014

17. Dew heater contoller

    By meddyliol, December 29, 2014
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    • meddyliol
    • December 30, 2014

18. Skymax 127 colored edge on Sun

    By Kropster, December 29, 2014
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    • Kropster
    • December 30, 2014

19. Upgrading to 2" William optics diagonal on my 8SE 1 2

    By mylatestwhim, January 5, 2014
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    • Sobel
    • December 30, 2014

20. Finder scope upgrade.

    By BillPickle, December 30, 2014
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    • bingevader
    • December 30, 2014

21. Prime lens Yongnou v Canon

    By stevenson166, December 27, 2014
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    • jefrs
    • December 30, 2014

22. same aperture diferent focal length

    By Jazzmatazz, December 28, 2014
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    • jefrs
    • December 30, 2014

23. Old eyepieces

    By ob1, December 29, 2014
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    • kenny k
    • December 30, 2014

24. Thread on the finderscope

    By lonebod, December 29, 2014
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    • John
    • December 29, 2014

25. advice or thoughts???

    By pazz463, December 27, 2014
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    • YKSE
    • December 29, 2014