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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   • LeeHore7
   • July 8

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

   By The Warthog, May 29, 2009
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   • JMarkJ
   • June 24

3. 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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   • John
   • June 21

4. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Glossary of Terms

   By Ant, April 8, 2011
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   • Mr niall
   • November 10, 2018

5. Synscan controller only working if powered by usb

   By FMA, Sunday at 11:51
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   • FMA
   • 45 minutes ago

6. Skywatcher 200p Eq5 advice needed!

   By JamieCrisp, 5 hours ago
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   • Adam J
   • 48 minutes ago

7. Celestron Sky Portal Wifi adaptor alternative? 1 2

   By DeathWarpedUp, Thursday at 08:48
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   • Shimrod
   • 3 hours ago

8. Why did astronomy adopt the word 'slew'

   By matthasboldlygone, 9 hours ago
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   • George Jones
   • 5 hours ago

9. Exit pupil

   By Stardaze, yesterday at 20:40
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   • Stardaze
   • 6 hours ago

10. Stellarium accurate eyepiece simulation

    By greg110902, Saturday at 20:52   

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    • Dantooine
    • 7 hours ago

11. Which weather app?

    By gary756, Thursday at 09:14
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    • Second Time Around
    • 7 hours ago

12. Best astronomy news sites

    By DaveHKent, 11 hours ago
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    • DaveHKent
    • 11 hours ago

13. Advice on a new setup.

    By 2scopes, yesterday at 11:26
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    • Louis D
    • Yesterday at 16:09

14. Skywatcher 200P, or 150P-DS 1 2

    By Rich Shore, April 20   

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    • buzz
    • Yesterday at 16:03

15. Celestron Astromaster 130 Astronomy Telescope.

    By batemantom, Sunday at 15:42
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    • Apprentice
    • Yesterday at 13:20

16. Collimation needed?

    By Damien2904, yesterday at 08:44
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    • Moonshane
    • Yesterday at 11:49

17. How close to PA can I get with a polar scope?

    By rnobleeddy, Saturday at 09:25
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    • rnobleeddy
    • Sunday at 16:01

18. Giving up.... 1 2

    By FMA, Saturday at 07:55
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    • bruno
    • Saturday at 17:50

19. Cant focus ?

    By Blaze 1, Saturday at 13:02
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    • Pixies
    • Saturday at 16:29

20. What to do after a Dew attack

    By matthasboldlygone, Saturday at 00:39
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    • Ricochet
    • Saturday at 11:45

21. What Reflecting Telescope to buy on a budget?

    By batemantom, Friday at 14:15
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    • batemantom
    • Friday at 18:01

22. Checking my facts - refractors, doublets and triplets 1 2

    By matthasboldlygone, Wednesday at 22:01
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    • matthasboldlygone
    • Thursday at 21:49

23. cant see anything

    By cowybeast, Thursday at 07:28
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    • DeathWarpedUp
    • Thursday at 10:01

24. new member question

    By Catherine Radford, July 8
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    • Sunshine
    • Wednesday at 21:40

25. Why use a Barlow with a zoom lens

    By Sunnydays, July 5
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    • DeathWarpedUp
    • July 8