Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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1. Help! - How can I fix my diagonal? Threadlock?

   By Saturninus, January 28, 2014
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   • coulthamst
   • January 29, 2014

2. Which hairdryer?

   By DannyHarvey, January 29, 2014
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   • Bizibilder
   • January 29, 2014

3. Best astro imaging set up

   By Skooby, January 29, 2014
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   • Skooby
   • January 29, 2014

4. Finder positions on SCT OTA ?

   By shedobs88, January 28, 2014
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   • Tinker1947
   • January 29, 2014

5. Where can I get a cap for 12" secondary?

   By emadmoussa, January 29, 2014
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   • JamesF
   • January 29, 2014

6. Advice on 2nd hand telescope purchase

   By Daun, January 28, 2014
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   • Avocette
   • January 29, 2014

7. Budget DSLR 1 2

   By dave924, January 19, 2014
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   • dave924
   • January 29, 2014

8. new front alt adjuster bolt sticks out too far... 1 2

   By DannyHarvey, January 29, 2014
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   • Thalestris24
   • January 29, 2014

9. Moonlite focuser on 300P

   By mitchelln, January 14, 2014
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   • mitchelln
   • January 29, 2014

10. Viewing comfort with a Dobsonian?

    By Steve Seymour, January 26, 2014
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    • Avocette
    • January 29, 2014

11. Choosing My First Telescope

    By Michaelmacca88, January 29, 2014
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    • Michaelmacca88
    • January 29, 2014

12. Skywatcher Evostar 80ED DS PRO & HEQ5 PRO

    By thor666, January 28, 2014
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    • thor666
    • January 29, 2014

13. Closest focus distance for C11?

    By DannyHarvey, January 28, 2014
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    • cantab
    • January 29, 2014

14. Buying my first kit

    By paulbuckley221, January 28, 2014
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    • cantab
    • January 29, 2014

15. and i thought choosing a scope was hard...

    By mashedpotatomountain, January 27, 2014
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    • mashedpotatomountain
    • January 29, 2014

16. LASER pointers ..

    By ve1drg, January 28, 2014
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    • lestergibson
    • January 29, 2014

17. First BST eyepiece 1 2

    By watersblue, July 21, 2013
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    • wookie1965
    • January 28, 2014

18. Questions on barlows and ST80 extension tube

    By LouisJB, January 25, 2014
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    • LouisJB
    • January 28, 2014

19. More purchasing advice

    By darthvader, January 28, 2014
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    • bingevader
    • January 28, 2014

20. Getting started

    By Gareque, January 28, 2014
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    • GuillermoBarrancos
    • January 28, 2014

21. field of view?

    By neil groves, January 28, 2014
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    • AlexB67
    • January 28, 2014

22. Celestron astromaster 130EQ-MD

    By jasondean71, January 21, 2014
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    • dag123
    • January 28, 2014

23. Sky Prodigy 130

    By cyber, January 28, 2014
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    • cyber
    • January 28, 2014

24. Opticstar ED80S or Skywatcher 80ED

    By stubbadub, January 28, 2014
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    • stubbadub
    • January 28, 2014

25. 1st attempt at polar aligning

    By tingting44, January 27, 2014
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    • tingting44
    • January 28, 2014