Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Newcomers Feedback 1 2 3 4 27

   By daz, December 28, 2007
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   • barbulo
   • April 29

2. Essential reading for those who are thinking about getting into Astronomy ! 1 2 3 4 12

   By John, January 2, 2009
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   • Stephenstargazer
   • March 10

3. Eyepieces - the very least you need. 1 2 3 4 25

   By The Warthog, May 29, 2009
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   • Pixies
   • March 6

4. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Glossary of Terms

   By Ant, April 8, 2011
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   • mikemarotta
   • December 7, 2020

5. Purpose of Astronomy Activities

   By Rhushikesh-Canisminor, 18 hours ago   

   • science
   • outreach
   • 24 replies
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   • woodblock
   • 23 minutes ago

6. Using observatories remotely

   By Broadymike, Sunday at 17:47
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   • Broadymike
   • 22 hours ago

7. SkyFi and Starry Night Setup Issues

   By MountainDog, May 26
   • 1 reply
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   • jonathan
   • Sunday at 09:10

8. Another "what to get" :)

   By Kernowchris, May 23
   • 10 replies
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   • jonathan
   • Saturday at 21:31

9. Light Pollution 1 2

   By Goldfinger, May 16
   • 32 replies
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   • Alan64
   • Saturday at 20:34

10. Dark sites - personal protection 1 2 3 4 6

    By Maideneer, June 8
    • 139 replies
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    • Pixies
    • Friday at 22:08

11. Need help with how to utilize eyepieces with my svbony 205 using a celestron 130 SLT

    By Jonris30, May 18
    • 16 replies
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    • Alan64
    • June 14

12. Daylight savings time - ON or OFF?

    By Carpo, June 1
    • 13 replies
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    • Carpo
    • June 14

13. Go-to alignment help

    By dc22957, June 10
    • 22 replies
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    • Alan64
    • June 10

14. Polar scope

    By wookie1965, June 7
    • 23 replies
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    • blameTECHIE
    • June 7

15. DIY EQUIPMENT

    By dagodave, May 30
    • 15 replies
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    • happy-kat
    • June 7

16. Removing trees in yard for better visuals

    By Maideneer, June 2
    • 20 replies
    • 417 views
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    • woodblock
    • June 7

17. Can't Achieve Focus using Skywatcher 72ED Reducer 1 2

    By cwinstone, November 26, 2020
    • 26 replies
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    • FaB-Bo-Peep
    • June 3

18. astrometry.net output .fits file and APT

    By GuySt, June 1
    • 3 replies
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    • GuySt
    • June 2

19. Northern Summer

    By Astro Noodles, May 1
    • 19 replies
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    • Budgie1
    • May 28

20. Star sense

    By Pauls Space, May 24
    • 12 replies
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    • Louis D
    • May 26

21. IPhone app anomaly

    By Starslayer, May 19
    • 13 replies
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    • Starslayer
    • May 24

22. Simple finderscope advice please

    By Swithin StCleeve, April 6
    • 21 replies
    • 508 views
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    • Richard_B
    • May 24

23. Resurrecting an old Meade SCT

    By Jimbo75, May 9, 2019
    • 9 replies
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    • KEJ
    • May 21

24. celestron

    By goddasgirl2021, May 12
    • 8 replies
    • 309 views
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    • Alan64
    • May 21

25. SkyWatcher 10" Dobsonian GOTO Setup Issues

    By bluesilver, August 20, 2018
    • 16 replies
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    • Merlin8r
    • May 17