Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Essential reading for those who are thinking about getting into Astronomy ! 1 2 3 4 11

   By John, January 2, 2009
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   • Spile
   • February 16

2. Newcomers Feedback 1 2 3 4 27

   By daz, December 28, 2007
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   • DPF
   • February 13

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

   By The Warthog, May 29, 2009
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   • HarryGill
   • December 7, 2020

4. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Glossary of Terms

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

5. ED vs APO - in layman's terms 1 2 3 4

   By MaJiC79, January 9
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   • Carl Au
   • 28 minutes ago

6. National Geographic 76/700EQ

   By Mackmackem, December 22, 2020
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   • rwilkey
   • 9 hours ago

7. ASI Air Pro power supply.

   By oymd, Friday at 21:43
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   • david_taurus83
   • 23 hours ago

8. ED80 v ED102: real-world thoughts? 1 2

   By Basementboy, Thursday at 15:50
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   • Marc1964
   • 23 hours ago

9. Beginner advice for watching with a 5yr old

   By VaderAG, Thursday at 08:19
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   • Spile
   • Yesterday at 13:39

10. First scope advice – Evostar 102 v 120? 1 2 3 4 5

    By Basementboy, February 15
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    • Basementboy
    • Yesterday at 08:30

11. Can you help solve this mystery, please? Star Sense camera will not hold calibration with OTA after mount is rebooted.

    By StarGazingSiouxsie, Thursday at 15:05   

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    • wookie1965
    • Friday at 20:51

12. Nexstar 6 slt vs 4se

    By Christio02, Thursday at 21:05
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    • Cosmic Geoff
    • Friday at 16:38

13. Choosing a gift for sky maniak 1 2

    By Domcia, February 2, 2020
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    • Ungundoy
    • Friday at 07:03

14. Mount payload capacity question

    By Jonny_H, Thursday at 16:23
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    • Jonny_H
    • Thursday at 19:18

15. Lynx Astro 12v DC power supply - short cable solution?

    By Jonny_H, Wednesday at 21:59
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    • Daf1983
    • Thursday at 12:32

16. Which mount?

    By Soligor Rob, February 22
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    • Clarkey
    • Wednesday at 14:34

17. Online star atlas

    By Cosmic Geoff, Wednesday at 10:12
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    • Cosmic Geoff
    • Wednesday at 13:15

18. PS Align Pro - Laser/Hop align star

    By rohanpai, Wednesday at 00:28
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    • rohanpai
    • Wednesday at 00:28

19. Light pollution

    By Beardy30, February 5
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    • SiriusB
    • Tuesday at 21:34

20. Powertank alternative.

    By scotland99, February 19
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    • Carbon Brush
    • February 21

21. How do I add “about me” information?

    By GrahamD, February 20
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    • Adreneline
    • February 20

22. F5 vs f10

    By lee g, February 10
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    • pregulla
    • February 19

23. Shocking price rises!!?? 1 2 3

    By wesdon1, February 13
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    • geordie85
    • February 18

24. Advice please re: "fast" and "slow" telescopes

    By vocalis, February 14
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    • tripleped
    • February 18

25. Trouble and ambiguity with finding Polaris 1 2 3

    By ddm4313, February 6   

    • polaris
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    • Deadlake
    • February 18