Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Type 1a supernova (emits singly Ionised Silicon Si II)

   By yeletah, July 4, 2014
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   • yeletah
   • July 7, 2014

2. Barlow upgrade or ep upgrade?

   By cutepetgroomer, June 26, 2014
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   • cutepetgroomer
   • July 6, 2014

3. Cell phone astrophotography

   By Ad Astra, June 20, 2012
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   • Gasmac
   • July 6, 2014

4. What Telescope To Get? 1 2

   By OneFiveTwo, June 26, 2014
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   • deerdude68
   • July 5, 2014

5. Light pollution in my area (Middlesex)

   By Arcturian, July 4, 2014
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   • dick_dangerous
   • July 5, 2014

6. Please Help, I've bought a triplet apo and something is wrong! 1 2

   By Chris, June 25, 2014
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   • russ.will
   • July 4, 2014

7. going old-school... - sky atlases!

   By ak47, July 2, 2014
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   • mapstar
   • July 4, 2014

8. skywatcher primary mirror adjustment??

   By johnny diamond, January 16, 2012
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   • LeeB
   • July 4, 2014

9. Can anyone help explain spectral flux or/and relative flux?

   By yeletah, July 3, 2014
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   • yeletah
   • July 4, 2014

10. Opinions/advice needed on moving up a level.

    By Coastliner, July 3, 2014
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    • Jim Steele
    • July 4, 2014

11. This trip will be interesting

    By cutepetgroomer, July 3, 2014
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    • purdo
    • July 4, 2014

12. Homemade FoV rings?

    By Moonshine132435, June 30, 2014
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    • webboid
    • July 3, 2014

13. Blurry vision, even of the moon

    By Guest, May 11, 2014
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    • AndyWB
    • July 2, 2014

14. HEQ5 pro

    By Astro Kent, June 25, 2014
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    • Uranium235
    • July 2, 2014

15. Very scared by dovetail fitting on a Nexstar 8i OTA please Help!

    By dannydematio, June 9, 2014
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    • dannydematio
    • July 2, 2014

16. focusing shambles

    By peter69, June 30, 2014
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    • rwilkey
    • July 2, 2014

17. sun filters - are they safe?

    By ak47, July 1, 2014
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    • barkis
    • July 2, 2014

18. New to here and astronomy

    By Peanut, June 21, 2014
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    • Charic
    • June 30, 2014

19. Helios 114 reflector collimation

    By triton1, June 24, 2014
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    • rwilkey
    • June 27, 2014

20. canon 1000d

    By steviebee, June 25, 2014
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    • steviebee
    • June 27, 2014

21. Where to start?

    By Solaire, June 18, 2014
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    • cpper
    • June 26, 2014

22. Turn left at Orion 1st ed.

    By TK421, June 25, 2014
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    • TK421
    • June 26, 2014

23. VIEWING THE SUN SUGGESTIONS

    By darticus, June 23, 2014
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    • Joseki
    • June 25, 2014

24. Previous edition Star Atlas-any reason not to?

    By dannybgoode, June 21, 2014
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    • acey
    • June 24, 2014

25. Celestron C8 Utlima (circa 1995) - Trouble using celestial coordinates

    By CollectiveC, June 21, 2014
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    • ronin
    • June 23, 2014