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1. cleaning newtonian primary mirror

   By sparticles, August 18, 2015
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   • triton1
   • August 18, 2015

2. Disappointed, feel like giving up! 1 2 3 4

   By craigfoot, August 11, 2015
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   • Earl
   • August 18, 2015

3. Secondary Mirror Allignment.

   By woodmeister, August 14, 2015
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   • woodmeister
   • August 15, 2015

4. Astronomy Help

   By AstroWatch29, August 15, 2015
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   • brantuk
   • August 15, 2015

5. What Filters?

   By Les S, August 14, 2015
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   • Les S
   • August 15, 2015

6. Is there a way to predict clear night skies? 1 2

   By ChristopherBarnett, August 7, 2015
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   • darthvader
   • August 15, 2015

7. Vertigo/Sickness when star gazing?

   By Night Hawk, August 13, 2015
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   • Feral Rabbit
   • August 14, 2015

8. Code names for astronomical objects

   By Andrewmelon, August 14, 2015
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   • Andrewmelon
   • August 14, 2015

9. EQ5 versus HEQ5 Pro

   By Gomtuu, January 10, 2013
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   • Gomtuu
   • August 14, 2015

10. air in a can to get crud off of primary? 1 2

    By 0030, March 10, 2015
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    • Charic
    • August 10, 2015

11. Primary school astronomy club 2!

    By DazEales, August 6, 2015
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    • CSM
    • August 10, 2015

12. Can't focus after primary mirror clean

    By Baz6170, January 2, 2015
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    • Dave In Vermont
    • August 9, 2015

13. Lens query

    By crumblepenny, August 7, 2015
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    • Stu
    • August 8, 2015

14. 'Hidden' Forums

    By J_N_Y, August 7, 2015
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    • Dom1961
    • August 7, 2015

15. Newbie to the telescopes :)

    By kcrossuk, August 2, 2015
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    • Dave In Vermont
    • August 7, 2015

16. Home Position.........

    By ultramol, August 6, 2015
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    • brantuk
    • August 7, 2015

17. Balancing and Polar Alignment Questions

    By SpaceDawg, October 10, 2012
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    • Alienfox
    • August 7, 2015

18. Lens pen

    By Dom1961, August 6, 2015
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    • Dave In Vermont
    • August 6, 2015

19. Fixing i-pad mini to scope tripod?

    By GrampyG, August 1, 2015
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    • glowjet
    • August 6, 2015

20. star party

    By jayxjay, August 5, 2015
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    • michigander
    • August 6, 2015

21. Getting lost...

    By pipnina, August 1, 2015
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    • Tinker1947
    • August 5, 2015

22. Telescope in Tenerife

    By Kardell, August 3, 2015
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    • ngwillym
    • August 5, 2015

23. Large Telescopes And Why We Need Them

    By CraigT82, August 1, 2015
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    • baggywrinkle
    • August 5, 2015

24. First Scope - Intermediate User

    By Ajgale1975, August 2, 2015
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    • baggywrinkle
    • August 5, 2015

25. Star Registration?

    By mindcancer, August 4, 2015
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    • Thalestris24
    • August 4, 2015