Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Using iOptron Polar Tracker tomorrow for first time

   By blucenturion, January 17, 2015
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   • blucenturion
   • January 17, 2015

2. help with beginner go-to for PC and DSLR

   By Boeotian, January 10, 2015
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   • Boeotian
   • January 16, 2015

3. recommended books or magazines

   By alro, December 22, 2014
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   • ghostdance
   • January 16, 2015

4. Aligning my scope

   By NightSky_Wanderer, January 15, 2015
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   • January 16, 2015

5. Primary distance 200PDS ?

   By leemanley, January 13, 2015
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   • leemanley
   • January 15, 2015

6. Optics brush

   By Nick-In-Ireland, January 2, 2015
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   • jefrs
   • January 15, 2015

7. Barlow len setup query - Skywatcher 200p

   By Vik1, January 15, 2015
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   • ScottS
   • January 15, 2015

8. Rookie first session and follow up questions

   By Double Star, January 11, 2015
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   • Kriss Craik
   • January 15, 2015

9. Astronomy with astigmatism

   By Northants Simon, January 13, 2015
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   • Dave
   • January 14, 2015

10. Setting Polaris to Transit Point 1 2

    By t0ny, January 9, 2015
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    • Uranium235
    • January 13, 2015

11. Webcam and finderscope - Achieving focus

    By cuivenion, January 10, 2015
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    • cuivenion
    • January 13, 2015

12. starting out with dslr and telescope

    By Meduimz, January 9, 2015
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    • PeterCPC
    • January 11, 2015

13. 3-star allign with HEQ5 mount

    By Lukeness, January 11, 2015
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    • lensman57
    • January 11, 2015

14. using laptop to control telescope

    By timtomxf, January 9, 2015
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    • PeterCPC
    • January 10, 2015

15. Looking after the 'scope

    By KevinJH, January 8, 2015
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    • NGC 1502
    • January 9, 2015

16. Balancing scope

    By DannyHarvey, January 8, 2015
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    • DannyHarvey
    • January 9, 2015

17. Rookie needing help

    By rwiddowson1994, January 6, 2015
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    • Astro Imp
    • January 8, 2015

18. 2 star or brightest star alignment?

    By NightSky_Wanderer, January 6, 2015
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    • NightSky_Wanderer
    • January 8, 2015

19. Connecting a Canon 550D to a Celestron 130 SLT

    By DRAnderson, June 1, 2010
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    • chris_suffolk
    • January 8, 2015

20. EQMOD in alt-az mode?

    By rkc, March 3, 2013
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    • chrisshillito
    • January 8, 2015

21. Newbie with an old telescope..

    By robertkirk202, January 4, 2015
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    • robertkirk202
    • January 7, 2015

22. distant learning 1 2

    By broom, December 20, 2014
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    • Coastliner
    • January 7, 2015

23. New equipment ordered

    By Viv, January 3, 2015
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    • chris_suffolk
    • January 7, 2015

24. First post and one or two questions for seasoned observers

    By JR1987, January 6, 2015
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    • Astro Imp
    • January 7, 2015

25. When a protostar turns into a star ...

    By Toefeline, January 5, 2015
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    • Toefeline
    • January 6, 2015