Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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1. 90/900 SkyWatcher refractor on EQ2 VS 130/900 SkyWatcher newton on EQ2

   By vilimovsky, July 21, 2014
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   • Schorhr
   • July 23, 2014

2. is this a collimation issue ??

   By oldpink, July 22, 2014
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   • oldpink
   • July 22, 2014

3. Affordable Upgrades for Orion SkyWatcher XT8?

   By ryan_brodeur, July 22, 2014
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   • ryan_brodeur
   • July 22, 2014

4. Can't decide between CPC 800 Edge or CPC 1100 XLT

   By spiral962, July 21, 2014
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   • Wolfman_55
   • July 22, 2014

5. Meade Lightbridge any good?

   By emadmoussa, July 14, 2014
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   • emadmoussa
   • July 22, 2014

6. Collimation - Cannot see entire primary mirror

   By bwanderersfc, June 3, 2014
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   • michaeldurban
   • July 22, 2014

7. Ordering telescopes online... Good idea? 1 2

   By Lowen22, July 18, 2014
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   • Grotemobile
   • July 22, 2014

8. What to use to transport AVX mount and tripod

   By Feral Rabbit, July 16, 2014
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   • lardy
   • July 22, 2014

9. Dobsonian magnetic weights

   By Gasmac, June 11, 2014
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   • michaeldurban
   • July 21, 2014

10. My wishlist for starting more serious imaging

    By paulyg, July 21, 2014
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    • oldpink
    • July 21, 2014

11. Roller bearings vs. teflon pads for Dobs...

    By emadmoussa, July 10, 2014
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    • ollypenrice
    • July 21, 2014

12. Meade Telescope

    By Securus, July 10, 2014
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    • Securus
    • July 21, 2014

13. new telescope

    By kipstar, July 20, 2014
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    • bobmoss
    • July 21, 2014

14. Faulty EQ3?

    By jsyshaggy, July 19, 2014
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    • jsyshaggy
    • July 21, 2014

15. Collimating in the dark

    By spaceboy, July 20, 2014
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    • Paul73
    • July 20, 2014

16. flex tube,finder scope out on every set up

    By cockney, July 8, 2014
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    • happy-kat
    • July 20, 2014

17. Help! Newbie with a Skywatcher Skyliner 200p 1 2 3

    By B4VVY, June 23, 2014
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    • michaeldurban
    • July 20, 2014

18. New EQ5 mount.

    By Digger1895, July 18, 2014
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    • Digger1895
    • July 19, 2014

19. Eyepiece sizes

    By solomondogs, July 15, 2014
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    • badhex
    • July 19, 2014

20. 2nd Scope Choice

    By sonof007, June 21, 2014
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    • sonof007
    • July 19, 2014

21. Attempt at a Clear Sky Filter comparison

    By Lee_P, July 18, 2014
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    • Lee_P
    • July 18, 2014

22. Light Pollution or Clear Sky filter?

    By Lee_P, May 20, 2014
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    • Lee_P
    • July 18, 2014

23. Looking for my first telescope

    By jrdroid, July 16, 2014
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    • jrdroid
    • July 18, 2014

24. Which dobsonian brand/model is best?

    By soronblackwing, July 7, 2014
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    • LukeSkywatcher
    • July 18, 2014

25. Second scope

    By lonebod, July 17, 2014
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    • glynnlondon
    • July 18, 2014