Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Eyepieces - the very least you need. 1 2 3 4 27

   By The Warthog, May 29, 2009
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   • Naughty Neal
   • November 27, 2023

2. Newcomers Feedback 1 2 3 4 28

   By daz, December 28, 2007
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   • Machinetools1
   • November 27, 2023

3. 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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   • Starchaser1948
   • October 30, 2023

4. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Glossary of Terms

   By Ant, April 8, 2011
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   • John
   • July 12, 2023

5. Help me choose a binocular

   By Deegnoot, Wednesday at 06:03
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   • PeterStudz
   • 12 hours ago

6. Mars24 Sunclock — Time on Mars, any support?

   By Anton Viola, Friday at 18:54   

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   • Anton Viola
   • Friday at 18:54

7. Clear outside eh?? 1 2

   By LondonNeil, April 12
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   • jacko61
   • Friday at 12:56

8. Bother, that was frustrating!

   By LondonNeil, March 30
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   • TiffsAndAstro
   • Tuesday at 13:45

9. I don’t know what telescope I have 1 2

   By Replayy, April 17
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   • TiffsAndAstro
   • April 27

10. What am I missing? (Celestron Nexstar 127 Mak)

    By BlinneOrlaith, April 25
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    • bwj
    • April 27

11. What is my "Community Reputation?"

    By Spacecake2, October 9, 2020   

    • cummunity reputation
    • profile
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    • TiffsAndAstro
    • April 24

12. Skyportal

    By Donald MacMillan, April 22
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    • Shimrod
    • April 22

13. Level Your Dobsonian Base Accurately in under 30 Seconds

    By Jim L, April 19
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    • Alan White
    • April 21

14. Monetising Astrophotography Shots

    By wildman, April 12
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    • JOC
    • April 15

15. Looking for SE19 hints and tips

    By LondonNeil, April 8
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    • LondonNeil
    • April 8

16. It popped out 1 2

    By Dioardais, April 3
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    • Naughty Neal
    • April 6

17. collimation tool advice

    By DAT, April 3
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    • DAT
    • April 3

18. Stupid question

    By gregbwfc, January 3
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    • malc-c
    • March 27

19. Choosing between 4" ED Refractors for visual 1 2 3 4 11

    By quasar117, February 18
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    • Naughty Neal
    • March 27

20. Observing help

    By alecras2345, March 23
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    • Anonanon
    • March 23

21. Dobsonian mirror cleaning? (SkyWatcher Heritage 130p)

    By CharlyLeyequien, March 2
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    • Captain Scarlet
    • March 21

22. Classified Ads

    By quasar117, March 19
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    • Naughty Neal
    • March 19

23. Celestron Red Dot Finder Alignment Issues - Fixed!

    By ChargeNut, April 4, 2017   

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    • red dot finder
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    • Red39
    • March 18

24. Best smartphone for taking pictures with a sky-watcher heritage 150

    By Billy Bob, February 26
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    • DAT
    • March 17

25. Condensation when bringing equipment back in house.

    By GusTheSadGeek, March 4
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    • doublevodka
    • March 15